diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/GossipingAccrualFailureDetectorSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/GossipingAccrualFailureDetectorSpec.scala
index b14c0d927c..8b9489ac11 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/GossipingAccrualFailureDetectorSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/GossipingAccrualFailureDetectorSpec.scala
@@ -29,19 +29,15 @@ abstract class GossipingAccrualFailureDetectorSpec
 
   import GossipingAccrualFailureDetectorMultiJvmSpec._
 
-  lazy val firstAddress = node(first).address
-  lazy val secondAddress = node(second).address
-  lazy val thirdAddress = node(third).address
-
   "A Gossip-driven Failure Detector" must {
 
     "receive gossip heartbeats so that all member nodes in the cluster are marked 'available'" taggedAs LongRunningTest in {
       awaitClusterUp(first, second, third)
 
       5.seconds.dilated.sleep // let them gossip
-      cluster.failureDetector.isAvailable(firstAddress) must be(true)
-      cluster.failureDetector.isAvailable(secondAddress) must be(true)
-      cluster.failureDetector.isAvailable(thirdAddress) must be(true)
+      cluster.failureDetector.isAvailable(first) must be(true)
+      cluster.failureDetector.isAvailable(second) must be(true)
+      cluster.failureDetector.isAvailable(third) must be(true)
 
       testConductor.enter("after-1")
     }
@@ -53,10 +49,10 @@ abstract class GossipingAccrualFailureDetectorSpec
 
       runOn(first, second) {
         // remaning nodes should detect failure...
-        awaitCond(!cluster.failureDetector.isAvailable(thirdAddress), 10.seconds)
+        awaitCond(!cluster.failureDetector.isAvailable(third), 10.seconds)
         // other connections still ok
-        cluster.failureDetector.isAvailable(firstAddress) must be(true)
-        cluster.failureDetector.isAvailable(secondAddress) must be(true)
+        cluster.failureDetector.isAvailable(first) must be(true)
+        cluster.failureDetector.isAvailable(second) must be(true)
       }
 
       testConductor.enter("after-2")
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MultiNodeClusterSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MultiNodeClusterSpec.scala
index b4532f7efc..c598995508 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MultiNodeClusterSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MultiNodeClusterSpec.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ package akka.cluster
 
 import com.typesafe.config.Config
 import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
-import akka.actor.{Address, ExtendedActorSystem}
+import akka.actor.{ Address, ExtendedActorSystem }
 import akka.remote.testconductor.RoleName
 import akka.remote.testkit.MultiNodeSpec
 import akka.testkit._
@@ -153,4 +153,8 @@ trait MultiNodeClusterSpec extends FailureDetectorStrategy { self: MultiNodeSpec
   def roleName(address: Address): Option[RoleName] = {
     testConductor.getNodes.await.find(node(_).address == address)
   }
+
+  // implicit conversion from RoleName to Address
+  implicit def role2Address(role: RoleName): Address = node(role).address
+
 }