diff --git a/tests/test_cal_tools.py b/tests/test_cal_tools.py
index a2e14e86642cf67bef19cf27901a6195f703c642..026e7512beaf9d0a5a6e455e8cd757b862b0462b 100644
--- a/tests/test_cal_tools.py
+++ b/tests/test_cal_tools.py
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ def test_raise_send_to_db(_agipd_const_cond):
     assert str(excinfo.value) == "Resource temporarily unavailable"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.requires_caldb
 def test_get_pdu_from_db(_agipd_const_cond):
 
     constant, condition = _agipd_const_cond
@@ -336,6 +337,7 @@ def test_get_pdu_from_db(_agipd_const_cond):
 
 # TODO add a marker for accessing zmq end_point
 @pytest.mark.requires_gpfs
+@pytest.mark.requires_caldb
 def test_initialize_from_db():
     creation_time = datetime.strptime(
         "2020-01-07 13:26:48.00", "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")