diff --git a/acceptance/tests/mesh-gateway/main_test.go b/acceptance/tests/mesh-gateway/main_test.go
index fb8935441e..1b57eb8552 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/mesh-gateway/main_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/tests/mesh-gateway/main_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 
 	if suite.Config().EnableMultiCluster {
 		os.Exit(suite.Run())
+	} else if suite.Config().UseKind {
+		fmt.Println("Skipping mesh gateway tests because they are currently flaky on kind")
+		os.Exit(0)
 	} else {
 		fmt.Println("Skipping mesh gateway tests because -enable-multi-cluster is not set")
 		os.Exit(0)
diff --git a/acceptance/tests/vault/vault_wan_fed_test.go b/acceptance/tests/vault/vault_wan_fed_test.go
index 1d24614907..a58f45ee97 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/vault/vault_wan_fed_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/tests/vault/vault_wan_fed_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ import (
 // in the secondary that will treat the Vault server in the primary as an external server.
 func TestVault_WANFederationViaGateways(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := suite.Config()
+	if cfg.UseKind {
+		t.Skipf("Skipping this test because it's currently flaky on kind")
+	}
 	if !cfg.EnableMultiCluster {
 		t.Skipf("skipping this test because -enable-multi-cluster is not set")
 	}