diff --git a/packages/service-library/tests/test_redis_utils.py b/packages/service-library/tests/test_redis_utils.py
index e1666f1b1a4e..269c3807cc5a 100644
--- a/packages/service-library/tests/test_redis_utils.py
+++ b/packages/service-library/tests/test_redis_utils.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ async def test_exclusive_sequentially(
     await _contained_client(get_redis_client_sdk, lock_name, task_duration)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="ANE please check that one too")
 async def test_exclusive_parallel_lock_is_released_and_reacquired(
     get_redis_client_sdk: Callable[
         [RedisDatabase], AbstractAsyncContextManager[RedisClientSDK]
diff --git a/services/autoscaling/tests/unit/test_modules_buffer_machine_core.py b/services/autoscaling/tests/unit/test_modules_buffer_machine_core.py
index ff73820f7880..1f8ab22dd48a 100644
--- a/services/autoscaling/tests/unit/test_modules_buffer_machine_core.py
+++ b/services/autoscaling/tests/unit/test_modules_buffer_machine_core.py
@@ -90,7 +90,12 @@ def minimal_configuration(
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def mocked_ssm_send_command(mocker: MockerFixture) -> mock.Mock:
+def mocked_ssm_send_command(
+    mocker: MockerFixture, external_envfile_dict: EnvVarsDict
+) -> mock.Mock:
+    if external_envfile_dict:
+        # NOTE: we run against AWS. so no need to mock
+        return mock.Mock()
     return mocker.patch(
         "aiobotocore.client.AioBaseClient._make_api_call",
         side_effect=patched_aiobotocore_make_api_call,