diff --git a/tests/hwsim/auth_serv/as.conf b/tests/hwsim/auth_serv/as.conf
index 64507b4ac..8d9c78b81 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/auth_serv/as.conf
+++ b/tests/hwsim/auth_serv/as.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ radius_server_acct_port=1813
 eap_server=1
 eap_user_file=auth_serv/eap_user.conf
 
+interface=as
+ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
+ctrl_interface_group=admin
+
 ca_cert=auth_serv/ca.pem
 server_cert=auth_serv/server.pem
 private_key=auth_serv/server.key
diff --git a/tests/hwsim/hostapd.py b/tests/hwsim/hostapd.py
index 7056effa4..17d2d5624 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/hostapd.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/hostapd.py
@@ -220,13 +220,17 @@ class Hostapd:
                 vals[name] = value
         return vals
 
-    def get_mib(self):
-        res = self.request("MIB")
+    def get_mib(self, param=None):
+        if param:
+            res = self.request("MIB " + param)
+        else:
+            res = self.request("MIB")
         lines = res.splitlines()
         vals = dict()
         for l in lines:
-            [name,value] = l.split('=', 1)
-            vals[name] = value
+            name_val = l.split('=', 1)
+            if len(name_val) > 1:
+                vals[name_val[0]] = name_val[1]
         return vals
 
 def add_ap(ifname, params, wait_enabled=True):
diff --git a/tests/hwsim/start.sh b/tests/hwsim/start.sh
index 8f5c1f3f4..f5e8f2777 100755
--- a/tests/hwsim/start.sh
+++ b/tests/hwsim/start.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ for i in 0 1 2; do
     sed "s/ GROUP=.*$/ GROUP=$GROUP/" "$DIR/p2p$i.conf" > "$LOGDIR/p2p$i.conf"
 done
 
+sed "s/group=admin/group=$GROUP/" "$DIR/auth_serv/as.conf" > "$LOGDIR/as.conf"
+
 if [ "$1" = "valgrind" ]; then
     VALGRIND=y
     VALGRIND_WPAS="valgrind --log-file=$LOGDIR/valgrind-wlan%d"
@@ -78,10 +80,10 @@ if [ "x$VALGRIND" = "xy" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -x $HLR_AUC_GW ]; then
-    $HLR_AUC_GW -m $DIR/auth_serv/hlr_auc_gw.milenage_db > $LOGDIR/hlr_auc_gw &
+    sudo $HLR_AUC_GW -m $DIR/auth_serv/hlr_auc_gw.milenage_db > $LOGDIR/hlr_auc_gw &
 fi
 
-$HAPD_AS -ddKt $DIR/auth_serv/as.conf > $LOGDIR/auth_serv &
+sudo $HAPD_AS -ddKt $LOGDIR/as.conf > $LOGDIR/auth_serv &
 
 # wait for programs to be fully initialized
 for i in 0 1 2; do
diff --git a/tests/hwsim/stop.sh b/tests/hwsim/stop.sh
index 90b7d57d8..959614cdb 100755
--- a/tests/hwsim/stop.sh
+++ b/tests/hwsim/stop.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if grep -q hwsim0 /proc/net/dev; then
     sudo ifconfig hwsim0 down
 fi
 
-killall -q hlr_auc_gw
+sudo killall -q hlr_auc_gw
 
 if [ "$RUNNING" = "yes" ]; then
     # give some time for hostapd and wpa_supplicant to complete deinit
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if pidof wpa_supplicant hostapd hlr_auc_gw > /dev/null; then
     echo "wpa_supplicant/hostapd/hlr_auc_gw did not exit - try to force them to die"
     sudo killall -9 -q hostapd
     sudo killall -9 -q wpa_supplicant
-    killall -9 -q hlr_auc_gw
+    sudo killall -9 -q hlr_auc_gw
     for i in `seq 1 5`; do
 	if pidof wpa_supplicant hostapd hlr_auc_gw > /dev/null; then
 	    echo "Waiting for processes to exit (2)"
diff --git a/tests/hwsim/test_radius.py b/tests/hwsim/test_radius.py
index 82731b864..70f85ffd0 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/test_radius.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/test_radius.py
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ def test_radius_acct_unreachable(dev, apdev):
 
 def test_radius_acct(dev, apdev):
     """RADIUS Accounting"""
+    as_hapd = hostapd.Hostapd("as")
+    as_mib_start = as_hapd.get_mib(param="radius_server")
     params = hostapd.wpa2_eap_params(ssid="radius-acct")
     params['acct_server_addr'] = "127.0.0.1"
     params['acct_server_port'] = "1813"
@@ -79,3 +81,15 @@ def test_radius_acct(dev, apdev):
 
     if int(mib['radiusAccClientRetransmissions']) > 0:
         raise Exception("Unexpected Accounting-Request retransmission")
+
+    as_mib_end = as_hapd.get_mib(param="radius_server")
+
+    req_s = int(as_mib_start['radiusAccServTotalRequests'])
+    req_e = int(as_mib_end['radiusAccServTotalRequests'])
+    if req_e < req_s + 2:
+        raise Exception("Unexpected RADIUS server acct MIB value")
+
+    acc_s = int(as_mib_start['radiusAuthServAccessAccepts'])
+    acc_e = int(as_mib_end['radiusAuthServAccessAccepts'])
+    if acc_e < acc_s + 1:
+        raise Exception("Unexpected RADIUS server auth MIB value")