diff --git a/tests/integration/esgf/test_search_download.py b/tests/integration/esgf/test_search_download.py
index 32650c459b..1b53aab876 100644
--- a/tests/integration/esgf/test_search_download.py
+++ b/tests/integration/esgf/test_search_download.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
+import requests
 import yaml
 from pyesgf.search.results import FileResult
 
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ def test_mock_search(variable, mocker):
         ]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(raises=requests.exceptions.HTTPError, run=True)
 def test_real_search():
     """Test a real search for a single file."""
     variable = {
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_recipe.py b/tests/integration/test_recipe.py
index c88bf9bdb3..f6ebd063df 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_recipe.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_recipe.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import iris
 import pytest
+import requests
 import yaml
 from nested_lookup import get_occurrence_of_value, nested_update
 from PIL import Image
@@ -1054,6 +1055,7 @@ def test_update_timerange_no_files_online(config_user):
         esmvalcore._recipe._update_timerange(variable, config_user)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(raises=requests.exceptions.HTTPError, run=True)
 def test_update_timerange_no_files_offline(config_user):
     variable = {
         'alias': 'CMIP6',