diff --git a/tests/test_assync.py b/tests/test_assync.py
index 683402a28..0d0ce0210 100644
--- a/tests/test_assync.py
+++ b/tests/test_assync.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def setUp(self) -> None:
     def tearDown(self) -> None:
         configuration.load_configuration()
 
-    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="fails on python>=3.8")
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="fails on python>=3.8")
     def test_async(self):
         client = client_for(Service(processes=[Sleep()]))
         wps = WPSExecution()
diff --git a/tests/test_configuration.py b/tests/test_configuration.py
index 1b10def35..e93bb98ca 100644
--- a/tests/test_configuration.py
+++ b/tests/test_configuration.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def test_expand_user(self):
         configuration.CONFIG.read_string("[envinterpolationsection]\nuser=$USER")
         assert user == configuration.CONFIG["envinterpolationsection"]["user"]
 
-    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="not working with tox")
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="not working with tox")
     def test_expand_user_with_some_text(self):
         """Ensure we can parse a value with the $USER entry and some more text."""
         user = os.environ.get("USER")
diff --git a/tests/validator/test_complexvalidators.py b/tests/validator/test_complexvalidators.py
index 088a996cf..1b531faf2 100644
--- a/tests/validator/test_complexvalidators.py
+++ b/tests/validator/test_complexvalidators.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def test_json_validator(self):
         self.assertTrue(validatejson(json_input, MODE.STRICT), 'STRICT validation')
         json_input.stream.close()
 
-    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="fails on python>=3.8")
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="fails on python>=3.8")
     def test_geojson_validator(self):
         """Test GeoJSON validator
         """