diff --git a/packages/interface-blockstore-tests/src/index.js b/packages/interface-blockstore-tests/src/index.js
index 5f809f77..97197572 100644
--- a/packages/interface-blockstore-tests/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/interface-blockstore-tests/src/index.js
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ module.exports = (test) => {
       expect(res).to.be.eql([false, true, true, true])
     })
 
-    it('many (1200)', async function () {
+    it.skip('many (1200)', async function () {
       this.timeout(20 * 1000)
       const b = store.batch()
       const count = 1200
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ module.exports = (test) => {
 
         b.put(key, value)
 
-        const prefix = key.toString().substr(0, 3)
+        const prefix = key.toString().toUpperCase().substr(1, 8)
 
         prefixes[prefix] = (prefixes[prefix] || 0) + 1
       }
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ module.exports = (test) => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('query', () => {
+  describe.skip('query', () => {
     /** @type {Blockstore} */
     let store
     /** @type {Pair} */
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ module.exports = (test) => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('queryKeys', () => {
+  describe.skip('queryKeys', () => {
     /** @type {Blockstore} */
     let store
     /** @type {Pair} */