diff --git a/tests/scripts/test_make_release.py b/tests/scripts/test_make_release.py
index 51b5e5ab7..880f061b8 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/test_make_release.py
+++ b/tests/scripts/test_make_release.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest import mock
 
-import make_release
+import pytest
 
 DATA_PATH = Path(__file__).parent.resolve() / "data"
 
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 
 def test_get_git_commits_since_tag():
+    make_release = pytest.importorskip("make_release")
+
     with open(COMMITS__VERSION_4_0_1, mode="rb") as commits, \
             mock.patch("urllib.request.urlopen", side_effect=lambda n: commits), \
             mock.patch("subprocess.check_output", return_value=GIT_LOG__VERSION_4_0_1):
@@ -62,6 +64,8 @@ def test_get_git_commits_since_tag():
 
 
 def test_get_formatted_changes():
+    make_release = pytest.importorskip("make_release")
+
     with open(COMMITS__VERSION_4_0_1, mode="rb") as commits, \
             mock.patch("urllib.request.urlopen", side_effect=lambda n: commits), \
             mock.patch("subprocess.check_output", return_value=GIT_LOG__VERSION_4_0_1):
diff --git a/tests/test_generic.py b/tests/test_generic.py
index f77b018f8..f31a4f1c8 100644
--- a/tests/test_generic.py
+++ b/tests/test_generic.py
@@ -1247,6 +1247,7 @@ def test_encodedstream_set_data():
     assert cc[NameObject("/Test")] == "/MyTest"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.enable_socket()
 def test_calling_indirect_objects():
     """Cope with cases where attributes/items are called from indirectObject"""
     url = (