diff --git a/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_libraries.py b/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_libraries.py
index e0a777c3402..19c23a78bf5 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_libraries.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_libraries.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from galaxy_test.base.populators import (
     DatasetCollectionPopulator,
     DatasetPopulator,
     LibraryPopulator,
+    skip_if_github_down,
 )
 from ._framework import ApiTestCase
 
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ class LibrariesApiTestCase(ApiTestCase):
         self._assert_status_code_is(create_response, 400)
         assert create_response.json() == "Requested extension 'xxx' unknown, cannot upload dataset."
 
+    @skip_if_github_down
     def test_fetch_failed_validation(self):
         # Exception handling is really rough here - we should be creating a dataset in error instead
         # of just failing the job like this.
@@ -282,6 +284,7 @@ class LibrariesApiTestCase(ApiTestCase):
         dataset = self.library_populator.get_library_contents_with_path(library["id"], "/4.bed")
         assert dataset["state"] == "error", dataset
 
+    @skip_if_github_down
     def test_fetch_url_archive_to_folder(self):
         history_id, library, destination = self._setup_fetch_to_folder("single_url")
         targets = [{
diff --git a/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_tools.py b/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_tools.py
index 28e9953a4f2..fda7bc1087d 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_tools.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_tools.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from galaxy_test.base.populators import (
     DatasetCollectionPopulator,
     DatasetPopulator,
     LibraryPopulator,
+    skip_if_github_down,
     skip_without_tool,
     stage_rules_example,
     uses_test_history,
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ class ToolsTestCase(ApiTestCase, TestsTools):
         assert xref["value"] == "bwa"
 
     @skip_without_tool("test_data_source")
+    @skip_if_github_down
     def test_data_source_ok_request(self):
         with self.dataset_populator.test_history() as history_id:
             payload = self.dataset_populator.run_tool_payload(
diff --git a/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_tools_upload.py b/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_tools_upload.py
index 73f862dab84..1a22fa4cc16 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_tools_upload.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_tools_upload.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from galaxy_test.base.constants import (
 )
 from galaxy_test.base.populators import (
     DatasetPopulator,
+    skip_if_github_down,
     skip_if_site_down,
     skip_without_datatype,
     stage_inputs,
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ class ToolsUploadTestCase(ApiTestCase):
         assert details["genome_build"] == "hg19"
 
     @uses_test_history(require_new=False)
+    @skip_if_github_down
     def test_upload_multiple_mixed_success(self, history_id):
         destination = {"type": "hdas"}
         targets = [{
@@ -323,6 +325,7 @@ class ToolsUploadTestCase(ApiTestCase):
         assert output1["state"] == "error"
 
     @uses_test_history(require_new=False)
+    @skip_if_github_down
     def test_fetch_bam_file_from_url_with_extension_set(self, history_id):
         destination = {"type": "hdas"}
         targets = [{
@@ -345,6 +348,7 @@ class ToolsUploadTestCase(ApiTestCase):
         self.dataset_populator.get_history_dataset_details(history_id, dataset=outputs[0], assert_ok=True)
 
     @uses_test_history(require_new=False)
+    @skip_if_github_down
     def test_fetch_html_from_url(self, history_id):
         destination = {"type": "hdas"}
         targets = [{