diff --git a/python/paddle/dataset/image.py b/python/paddle/dataset/image.py
index 920dbf3b4ebb0bc3d98c9ea986d7d039deed4a4c..19fc229e6fa84792f58aeeb00be09eb2401b19c7 100644
--- a/python/paddle/dataset/image.py
+++ b/python/paddle/dataset/image.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def batch_images_from_tar(data_file,
                 pickle.dump(
                     output,
                     open('%s/batch_%d' % (out_path, file_id), 'wb'),
-                    protocol=pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL)
+                    protocol=2)
                 file_id += 1
                 data = []
                 labels = []
@@ -113,9 +113,7 @@ def batch_images_from_tar(data_file,
         output['label'] = labels
         output['data'] = data
         pickle.dump(
-            output,
-            open('%s/batch_%d' % (out_path, file_id), 'wb'),
-            protocol=pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL)
+            output, open('%s/batch_%d' % (out_path, file_id), 'wb'), protocol=2)
 
     with open(meta_file, 'a') as meta:
         for file in os.listdir(out_path):
diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_dist_base.py b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_dist_base.py
index 58875a1dd19fd91f6f2bed928397ee7f73302dff..c0f5da5a1ae43847dff6348ea5f3e3bfd5e89ab9 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_dist_base.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_dist_base.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class TestDistRunnerBase(object):
         pserver_prog = t.get_pserver_program(args.current_endpoint)
         startup_prog = t.get_startup_program(args.current_endpoint,
                                              pserver_prog)
+
         place = fluid.CPUPlace()
         exe = fluid.Executor(place)
         exe.run(startup_prog)
@@ -147,6 +148,8 @@ def runtime_main(test_class):
 
 
 import paddle.compat as cpt
+import socket
+from contextlib import closing
 
 
 class TestDistBase(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -156,13 +159,19 @@ class TestDistBase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self._trainers = 2
         self._pservers = 2
-        self._ps_endpoints = "127.0.0.1:9123,127.0.0.1:9124"
+        self._ps_endpoints = "127.0.0.1:%s,127.0.0.1:%s" % (
+            self._find_free_port(), self._find_free_port())
         self._python_interp = "python"
         self._sync_mode = True
         self._mem_opt = False
         self._use_reduce = False
         self._setup_config()
 
+    def _find_free_port(self):
+        with closing(socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)) as s:
+            s.bind(('', 0))
+            return s.getsockname()[1]
+
     def start_pserver(self, model_file, check_error_log):
         ps0_ep, ps1_ep = self._ps_endpoints.split(",")
         ps_cmd = "%s %s --role pserver --endpoints %s --trainer_id 0 --current_endpoint %s --trainers %d --is_dist"