3 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/testing/tests/sync/test_sync.py b/testing/tests/sync/test_sync.py
index bce20894..fb9a0245 100644
--- a/testing/tests/sync/test_sync.py
+++ b/testing/tests/sync/test_sync.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 import json
+import pytest
 import threading
 import time
 
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ class InterruptableSyncTestCase(
         return d
 
 
+@pytest.mark.needs_couch
 class TestSoledadDbSync(
         TestWithScenarios,
         SoledadWithCouchServerMixin,
diff --git a/testing/tests/sync/test_sync_mutex.py b/testing/tests/sync/test_sync_mutex.py
index a9335973..fdd2aacd 100644
--- a/testing/tests/sync/test_sync_mutex.py
+++ b/testing/tests/sync/test_sync_mutex.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ be two concurrent synchronization processes at the same time.
 """
 
 
+import pytest
 import time
 import uuid
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ SoledadSynchronizer.sync = _timed_sync
 # -- end of monkey-patching
 
 
+@pytest.mark.needs_couch
 class TestSyncMutex(
         BaseSoledadTest, CouchDBTestCase, TestCaseWithServer):
 
diff --git a/testing/tests/sync/test_sync_target.py b/testing/tests/sync/test_sync_target.py
index bfa322dc..712f0d3f 100644
--- a/testing/tests/sync/test_sync_target.py
+++ b/testing/tests/sync/test_sync_target.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Test Leap backend bits: sync target
 import os
 import time
 import json
+import pytest
 import random
 import string
 import shutil
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ def make_local_db_and_token_soledad_target(
     return db, st
 
 
+@pytest.mark.needs_couch
 class TestSoledadSyncTarget(
         TestWithScenarios,
         SoledadWithCouchServerMixin,
@@ -401,6 +403,7 @@ target_scenarios = [
 ]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.needs_couch
 class SoledadDatabaseSyncTargetTests(
         TestWithScenarios,
         SoledadWithCouchServerMixin,
@@ -795,6 +798,7 @@ class SyncTimeoutError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
+@pytest.mark.needs_couch
 class TestSoledadDbSync(
         TestWithScenarios,
         SoledadWithCouchServerMixin,
@@ -952,6 +956,7 @@ class TestSoledadDbSync(
         return d
 
 
+@pytest.mark.needs_couch
 class SQLCipherSyncTargetTests(SoledadDatabaseSyncTargetTests):
 
     # TODO: implement _set_trace_hook(_shallow) in SoledadHTTPSyncTarget so