diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/ethernet.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/face/ethernet.t.cpp
index 6b7a0bb..e0e08f8 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/ethernet.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/ethernet.t.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 
   BOOST_REQUIRE(static_cast<bool>(face));
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face->isLocal(), false);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face->isOnDemand(), false);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face->getPersistency(), ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_PERSISTENT);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face->isMultiAccess(), true);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face->getRemoteUri().toString(),
                     "ether://[" + ethernet::getDefaultMulticastAddress().toString() + "]");
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/tcp.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/face/tcp.t.cpp
index dc788fc..2f85e37 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/tcp.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/tcp.t.cpp
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@
   BOOST_REQUIRE(static_cast<bool>(face1));
   BOOST_REQUIRE(static_cast<bool>(face2));
 
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face1->isOnDemand(), true);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face2->isOnDemand(), false);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face1->getPersistency(), ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_ON_DEMAND);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face2->getPersistency(), ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_PERSISTENT);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face1->isMultiAccess(), false);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face2->isMultiAccess(), false);
 
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/udp.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/face/udp.t.cpp
index ea62922..4eaafb2 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/udp.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/udp.t.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
   auto multicastFace1a = factory.createMulticastFace(interfaceIp, "224.0.0.1", "20072");
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(multicastFace1, multicastFace1a);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(multicastFace1->isLocal(), false);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(multicastFace1->isOnDemand(), false);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(multicastFace1->getPersistency(), ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_PERSISTENT);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(multicastFace1->isMultiAccess(), true);
 
   //same endpoint of a multicast face
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
 
   limitedIo.run(1, time::milliseconds(100)); // 1 create (on channel2)
   BOOST_REQUIRE(face2 != nullptr);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face2->isOnDemand(), false);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face2->getPersistency(), ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_PERSISTENT);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face2->isMultiAccess(), false);
 
   // face2 sends to channel1, creates face1
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
   limitedIo.run(2, time::seconds(1)); // 1 accept (on channel1), 1 receive (on face1)
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(channel1->size(), 1);
   BOOST_REQUIRE(face1 != nullptr);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face1->isOnDemand(), true);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face1->getPersistency(), ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_ON_DEMAND);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face1->isMultiAccess(), false);
 
   limitedIo.defer(time::seconds(1));
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream.t.cpp
index 9816729..44df52d 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/unix-stream.t.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
 
   BOOST_REQUIRE(static_cast<bool>(face1));
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face1->isLocal(), true);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face1->isOnDemand(), true);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face1->getPersistency(), ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_ON_DEMAND);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face1->isMultiAccess(), false);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face1->getRemoteUri().getScheme(), "fd");
   BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(std::stoi(face1->getRemoteUri().getHost()));
diff --git a/tests/daemon/face/websocket.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/face/websocket.t.cpp
index e0472bc..7170e6c 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/face/websocket.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/face/websocket.t.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 
   BOOST_REQUIRE(static_cast<bool>(face1));
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face1->isLocal(), false);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face1->isOnDemand(), true);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face1->getPersistency(), ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_ON_DEMAND);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face1->isMultiAccess(), false);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(face1->getLocalUri().toString(), "ws://127.0.0.1:20070");
 
diff --git a/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-query-status-publisher-common.hpp b/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-query-status-publisher-common.hpp
index a274c52..09582c9 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-query-status-publisher-common.hpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-query-status-publisher-common.hpp
@@ -83,12 +83,7 @@
       BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status.getFaceScope(), ndn::nfd::FACE_SCOPE_NON_LOCAL);
     }
 
-    if (reference->isOnDemand()) {
-      BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status.getFacePersistency(), ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_ON_DEMAND);
-    }
-    else {
-      BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status.getFacePersistency(), ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_PERSISTENT);
-    }
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status.getFacePersistency(), reference->getPersistency());
 
     if (reference->isMultiAccess()) {
       BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status.getLinkType(), ndn::nfd::LINK_TYPE_MULTI_ACCESS);
diff --git a/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-query-status-publisher.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-query-status-publisher.t.cpp
index 217a863..09f6804 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-query-status-publisher.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-query-status-publisher.t.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
                                                     "/localhost/nfd/FaceStatusPublisherFixture",
                                                     filter, m_keyChain);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(faceQueryStatusPublisher.doesMatchFilter(m_dummyFace), false);
-  multicastFace->setOnDemand(true);
+  multicastFace->setPersistency(ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_ON_DEMAND);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(faceQueryStatusPublisher.doesMatchFilter(multicastFace), true);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher-common.hpp b/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher-common.hpp
index 11f4913..d785149 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher-common.hpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher-common.hpp
@@ -142,12 +142,7 @@
       BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status.getFaceScope(), ndn::nfd::FACE_SCOPE_NON_LOCAL);
     }
 
-    if (reference->isOnDemand()) {
-      BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status.getFacePersistency(), ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_ON_DEMAND);
-    }
-    else {
-      BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status.getFacePersistency(), ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_PERSISTENT);
-    }
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status.getFacePersistency(), reference->getPersistency());
 
     if (reference->isMultiAccess()) {
       BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status.getLinkType(), ndn::nfd::LINK_TYPE_MULTI_ACCESS);