diff --git a/tests/commands/test_acl.py b/tests/commands/test_acl.py
index 927b0da6..bcb7121b 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_acl.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_acl.py
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ async def test_acl_load(self, client):
 
     @pytest.mark.min_server_version("6.0.0")
     @pytest.mark.nokeydb
+    @pytest.mark.novalkey
+    @pytest.mark.noredict
     @pytest.mark.nocluster
     async def test_acl_log(self, client, _s):
         with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_connection.py b/tests/commands/test_connection.py
index 380dfcc1..16d23bdd 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_connection.py
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ async def test_client_setname(self, client, _s):
             assert await client.client_getname() == _s("redis_py_test")
 
     @pytest.mark.nokeydb
+    @pytest.mark.novalkey
+    @pytest.mark.noredict
     async def test_client_pause(self, client, event_loop):
         key = "key_should_expire"
         another_client = coredis.Redis(loop=event_loop)
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_server.py b/tests/commands/test_server.py
index 71385e55..8590e372 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_server.py
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ async def test_latency_doctor(self, client, _s):
     @pytest.mark.nocluster
     @pytest.mark.nokeydb
     @pytest.mark.noredict
+    @pytest.mark.novalkey
     async def test_latency_all(self, client, _s):
         await client.execute_command(b"debug", "sleep", 0.05)
         history = await client.latency_history("command")
@@ -297,6 +298,7 @@ async def test_latency_all(self, client, _s):
     @pytest.mark.nocluster
     @pytest.mark.nokeydb
     @pytest.mark.noredict
+    @pytest.mark.novalkey
     async def test_latency_graph(self, client, _s):
         await client.execute_command(b"debug", "sleep", 0.05)
         graph = await client.latency_graph("command")
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index a76f62db..7489c78f 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -77,11 +77,13 @@ async def test_unknown_command(self, client):
         with pytest.raises(UnknownCommandError):
             await client.execute_command(b"BOGUS")
 
+    @pytest.mark.nodragonfly
     @pytest.mark.min_server_version("6.2.0")
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("client_arguments", [({"db": 1})])
     async def test_select_database(self, client, client_arguments):
         assert (await client.client_info())["db"] == 1
 
+    @pytest.mark.nodragonfly
     @pytest.mark.min_server_version("6.2.0")
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("client_arguments", [({"client_name": "coredis"})])
     async def test_set_client_name(self, client, client_arguments):
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ async def test_noreply_client(self, client, cloner, _s):
         assert not await client.get("fubar")
         assert not await noreply.ping()
 
+    @pytest.mark.nodragonfly
     async def test_noreply_context(self, client, _s):
         with client.ignore_replies():
             assert not await client.set("fubar", 1)
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@ async def test_blocking_task_cancellation(self, client, _s):
         async with async_timeout.timeout(0.1):
             assert _s("PONG") == await client.ping()
 
+    @pytest.mark.nodragonfly
     async def test_concurrent_initialization(self, client, mocker):
         assert await client.client_kill(skipme=False)
         client.connection_pool.reset()