diff --git a/test/nvmf/target/nmic.sh b/test/nvmf/target/nmic.sh
index 6a967dc08..d7b3eca66 100755
--- a/test/nvmf/target/nmic.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/target/nmic.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ rpc_py="$rootdir/scripts/rpc.py"
 nvmftestinit
 nvmfappstart -m 0xF
 
-NVMF_SECOND_TARGET_IP=$(echo "$RDMA_IP_LIST" | sed -n 2p)
-
 $rpc_py nvmf_create_transport $NVMF_TRANSPORT_OPTS -u 8192
 
 # Create subsystems
@@ -37,19 +35,17 @@ else
 	echo " Adding namespace failed - expected result."
 fi
 
-echo "test case2: host connect to nvmf target in multiple paths"
-if [ -n "$NVMF_SECOND_TARGET_IP" ]; then
-	$rpc_py nvmf_subsystem_add_listener nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1 -t $TEST_TRANSPORT -a $NVMF_SECOND_TARGET_IP -s $NVMF_PORT
+echo "test case2: host connect to nvmf target in multiple paths, using different ports between 49152 and 65535"
+NVMF_PORT2=49152
+$rpc_py nvmf_subsystem_add_listener nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1 -t $TEST_TRANSPORT -a $NVMF_FIRST_TARGET_IP -s "$NVMF_PORT2"
+nvme connect -t $TEST_TRANSPORT -n "nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1" -a "$NVMF_FIRST_TARGET_IP" -s "$NVMF_PORT"
+nvme connect -t $TEST_TRANSPORT -n "nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1" -a "$NVMF_FIRST_TARGET_IP" -s "$NVMF_PORT2"
 
-	nvme connect -t $TEST_TRANSPORT -n "nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1" -a "$NVMF_FIRST_TARGET_IP" -s "$NVMF_PORT"
-	nvme connect -t $TEST_TRANSPORT -n "nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1" -a "$NVMF_SECOND_TARGET_IP" -s "$NVMF_PORT"
+waitforserial "$NVMF_SERIAL"
 
-	waitforserial "$NVMF_SERIAL"
+$rootdir/scripts/fio.py -p nvmf -i 4096 -d 1 -t write -r 1 -v
 
-	$rootdir/scripts/fio.py -p nvmf -i 4096 -d 1 -t write -r 1 -v
-fi
-
-nvme disconnect -n "nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1" || true
+nvme disconnect -n "nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:cnode1"
 
 trap - SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT