diff --git a/test/test_dag.py b/test/test_dag.py
index 4a15afe3c..321cb7244 100644
--- a/test/test_dag.py
+++ b/test/test_dag.py
@@ -851,7 +851,6 @@ def test_chained_depends(temp_factory):
         targets=['a.vcf'])
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(True, reason='This test is failing')
 def test_output_of_dag(clear_now_and_after):
     '''Test output of dag'''
     #
diff --git a/test/test_docker_actions.py b/test/test_docker_actions.py
index a00c3d530..36d2dda0b 100644
--- a/test/test_docker_actions.py
+++ b/test/test_docker_actions.py
@@ -90,16 +90,6 @@ def test_bash_in_docker():
         ''')
 
 
-#    @pytest.mark.skipif(not has_docker or sys.platform != 'win32', reason='Skip test because docker is not installed.')
-#    def testBatchScriptInDocker():
-#        '''Test action powershell in docker environment'''
-#        script = execute_workflow(r'''
-#           [0]
-#           run:  container='docker://microsoft/windowsservercore'
-#           dir c:\
-#           ''')
-
-
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
     not has_docker or sys.platform == 'win32',
     reason='Skip test because docker is not installed.')
diff --git a/test/test_execute.py b/test/test_execute.py
index 93efced1e..783890ed9 100644
--- a/test/test_execute.py
+++ b/test/test_execute.py
@@ -1775,7 +1775,6 @@ def test_step_id_vars():
         """)
 
 
-
 def test_reexecution_of_dynamic_depends(clear_now_and_after):
     """Testing the rerun of steps to verify dependency"""
     clear_now_and_after("a.bam", "a.bam.bai")
@@ -1804,7 +1803,6 @@ def test_reexecution_of_dynamic_depends(clear_now_and_after):
     assert res["__completed__"]["__step_skipped__"] == 1
 
 
-
 def test_traced_function(clear_now_and_after):
     clear_now_and_after("a.bam", "a.bam.bai")
     script = """
@@ -2314,7 +2312,6 @@ def test_remove_empty_groups_empty_named(clear_now_and_after):
         """)
 
 
-
 def test_multi_depends(clear_now_and_after, temp_factory):
     """Test a step with multiple depdendend steps"""
 
@@ -2378,10 +2375,7 @@ def test_execute_ipynb(sample_workflow):
     Base_Executor(wf).run()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    True,
-    reason="Skip test because travis fails on this test for unknown reason, also due to a bug in psutil under windows",
-)
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Skip test because travis fails on this test for unknown reason, also due to a bug in psutil under windows")
 def test_kill_worker(script_factory):
     """Test if the workflow can error out after a worker is killed"""
     import time
@@ -2402,17 +2396,7 @@ def test_kill_worker(script_factory):
     while True:
         children = proc.children(recursive=True)
         if children:
-            children[0].terminate()
-            break
-        time.sleep(0.1)
-    ret.wait()
-
-    ret = subprocess.Popen(["sos", "run", script_file])
-    proc = psutil.Process(ret.pid)
-    while True:
-        children = proc.children(recursive=True)
-        if children:
-            children[0].kill()
+            children[-1].terminate()
             break
         time.sleep(0.1)
     ret.wait()
@@ -2457,7 +2441,7 @@ def test_kill_substep_worker(script_factory):
     ret.wait()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(True, reason="This test needs to be improved to make it consistent")
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="This test needs to be improved to make it consistent")
 def test_kill_task(script_factory):
     """Test if the workflow can error out after a worker is killed"""
     subprocess.call(["sos", "purge", "--all"])
@@ -2501,7 +2485,7 @@ def test_kill_task(script_factory):
     assert ret.returncode != 0
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(True, reason="This test needs to be improved to make it consistent")
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="This test needs to be improved to make it consistent")
 def test_restart_orphaned_tasks(script_factory):
     """Test restarting orphaned tasks which displays as running at first."""
     import time
@@ -2596,7 +2580,6 @@ def test_concurrent_running_tasks(script_factory):
     assert ret2.returncode == 0
 
 
-
 def test_reexecute_task_with_missing_output(clear_now_and_after):
     '''Issue #1493'''
     clear_now_and_after([f'a_{i}.txt' for i in range(10)])
diff --git a/test/test_task.py b/test/test_task.py
index 0a69396ca..66b9034ce 100644
--- a/test/test_task.py
+++ b/test/test_task.py
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ def test_max_cores():
         )
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipIf(not has_docker, reason="Docker container not usable")
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not has_docker, reason="Docker container not usable")
 def test_override_max_cores():
     """Test use queue_args to override server restriction max_cores"""
     execute_workflow(