diff --git a/tests/suites/host_test.function b/tests/suites/host_test.function
index a99a7c7..565ded3 100644
--- a/tests/suites/host_test.function
+++ b/tests/suites/host_test.function
@@ -32,46 +32,26 @@
  *
  * \return      0 if success else 1
  */
-int verify_int(char *str, int32_t *value)
+int verify_int(char *str, int32_t *p_value)
 {
-    size_t i;
-    int minus = 0;
-    int digits = 1;
-    int hex = 0;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < strlen(str); i++) {
-        if (i == 0 && str[i] == '-') {
-            minus = 1;
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (((minus && i == 2) || (!minus && i == 1)) &&
-            str[i - 1] == '0' && (str[i] == 'x' || str[i] == 'X')) {
-            hex = 1;
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (!((str[i] >= '0' && str[i] <= '9') ||
-              (hex && ((str[i] >= 'a' && str[i] <= 'f') ||
-                       (str[i] >= 'A' && str[i] <= 'F'))))) {
-            digits = 0;
-            break;
-        }
+    char *end = NULL;
+    errno = 0;
+    long value = strtol(str, &end, 0);
+    if (errno == EINVAL || *end != '\0') {
+        mbedtls_fprintf(stderr,
+                        "Expected integer for parameter and got: %s\n", str);
+        return KEY_VALUE_MAPPING_NOT_FOUND;
     }
-
-    if (digits) {
-        if (hex) {
-            *value = strtol(str, NULL, 16);
-        } else {
-            *value = strtol(str, NULL, 10);
-        }
-
-        return 0;
+    if (errno == ERANGE
+#if LONG_MAX > 0x7fffffff
+        || value > 0x7fffffffL || value < -0x80000000L
+#endif
+        ) {
+        mbedtls_fprintf(stderr, "Integer out of range: %s\n", str);
+        return KEY_VALUE_MAPPING_NOT_FOUND;
     }
-
-    mbedtls_fprintf(stderr,
-                    "Expected integer for parameter and got: %s\n", str);
-    return KEY_VALUE_MAPPING_NOT_FOUND;
+    *p_value = value;
+    return 0;
 }