diff --git a/ext/oci8/tests/conn_attr_1.phpt b/ext/oci8/tests/conn_attr_1.phpt
index 4b1b8a3779a..a711ab6ccde 100644
--- a/ext/oci8/tests/conn_attr_1.phpt
+++ b/ext/oci8/tests/conn_attr_1.phpt
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ Set and get of connection attributes with all types of connections.
 --EXTENSIONS--
 oci8
 --SKIPIF--
-<?php $target_dbs = array('oracledb' => true, 'timesten' => false);  // test runs on these DBs
+<?php
+if (getenv('SKIP_REPEAT')) die('skip fails with repeat');
+$target_dbs = array('oracledb' => true, 'timesten' => false);  // test runs on these DBs
 require(__DIR__.'/skipif.inc');
 
 if (strcasecmp($user, "system") && strcasecmp($user, "sys"))
diff --git a/ext/oci8/tests/conn_attr_2.phpt b/ext/oci8/tests/conn_attr_2.phpt
index 3ffc6b6e0e3..2473eaefaa9 100644
--- a/ext/oci8/tests/conn_attr_2.phpt
+++ b/ext/oci8/tests/conn_attr_2.phpt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Set and get of connection attributes across persistent connections and sysdba co
 oci8
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php
+if (getenv('SKIP_REPEAT')) die('skip fails with repeat');
 $target_dbs = array('oracledb' => true, 'timesten' => false);  // test runs on these DBs
 require(__DIR__.'/skipif.inc');
 
diff --git a/ext/oci8/tests/conn_attr_3.phpt b/ext/oci8/tests/conn_attr_3.phpt
index 629d9af2e05..625f24002b9 100644
--- a/ext/oci8/tests/conn_attr_3.phpt
+++ b/ext/oci8/tests/conn_attr_3.phpt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Set and get of connection attributes with oci_close().
 oci8
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php
+if (getenv('SKIP_REPEAT')) die('skip fails with repeat');
 $target_dbs = array('oracledb' => true, 'timesten' => false);  // test runs on these DBs
 require(__DIR__.'/skipif.inc');
 
diff --git a/ext/oci8/tests/conn_attr_5.phpt b/ext/oci8/tests/conn_attr_5.phpt
index 21ef279466d..74ae75e301e 100644
--- a/ext/oci8/tests/conn_attr_5.phpt
+++ b/ext/oci8/tests/conn_attr_5.phpt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Set and get connection attributes with scope end.
 oci8
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php
+if (getenv('SKIP_REPEAT')) die('skip fails with repeat');
 $target_dbs = array('oracledb' => true, 'timesten' => false);  // test runs on these DBs
 require(__DIR__.'/skipif.inc');
 
diff --git a/ext/oci8/tests/edition_2.phpt b/ext/oci8/tests/edition_2.phpt
index e44fc6035e7..ad1884ce4cc 100644
--- a/ext/oci8/tests/edition_2.phpt
+++ b/ext/oci8/tests/edition_2.phpt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Set and check Oracle 11gR2 "edition" attribute
 oci8
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php
+if (getenv('SKIP_REPEAT')) die('skip fails with repeat');
 require(__DIR__."/connect.inc");
 if (strcasecmp($user, "system") && strcasecmp($user, "sys"))
     die("skip needs to be run as a DBA user");