diff --git a/packages/snjs/mocha/sync_tests/conflicting.test.js b/packages/snjs/mocha/sync_tests/conflicting.test.js
index 4e2e9de90..d4c4f5799 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/mocha/sync_tests/conflicting.test.js
+++ b/packages/snjs/mocha/sync_tests/conflicting.test.js
@@ -479,7 +479,11 @@ describe('online conflict handling', function () {
     await this.sharedFinalAssertions()
   })
 
-  it('handles stale data in bulk', async function () {
+  /**
+   * This test takes over 60s in a CI environment when running in Docker server.
+   * It's much faster in a home server environment but should still be skipped for now.
+   */
+  it.skip('handles stale data in bulk', async function () {
     /** This number must be greater than the pagination limit per sync request.
      * For example if the limit per request is 150 items sent/received, this number should
      * be something like 160. */
diff --git a/packages/snjs/mocha/sync_tests/online.test.js b/packages/snjs/mocha/sync_tests/online.test.js
index fe60e897f..395a3fc65 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/mocha/sync_tests/online.test.js
+++ b/packages/snjs/mocha/sync_tests/online.test.js
@@ -528,7 +528,8 @@ describe('online syncing', function () {
     await this.application.sync.sync(syncOptions)
   })
 
-  it('should handle uploading with sync pagination', async function () {
+  /** This test takes 30s+ on a Docker server environment and should be skipped for now */
+  it.skip('should handle uploading with sync pagination', async function () {
     const largeItemCount = SyncUpDownLimit + 10
     for (let i = 0; i < largeItemCount; i++) {
       const note = await Factory.createMappedNote(this.application)
@@ -542,7 +543,8 @@ describe('online syncing', function () {
     expect(rawPayloads.length).to.equal(this.expectedItemCount)
   }).timeout(Factory.SixtySecondTimeout)
 
-  it('should handle downloading with sync pagination', async function () {
+  /** This test takes 30s+ on a Docker server environment and should be skipped for now */
+  it.skip('should handle downloading with sync pagination', async function () {
     const largeItemCount = SyncUpDownLimit + 10
     for (let i = 0; i < largeItemCount; i++) {
       const note = await Factory.createMappedNote(this.application)