diff --git a/tests/test_empty_text_value.py b/tests/test_empty_text_value.py
index 784da6aee31c19025d1dff92b4c585de0058ebdf..671dd008374eeb9acdd93eb148056df069e3f276 100644
--- a/tests/test_empty_text_value.py
+++ b/tests/test_empty_text_value.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def teardown():
         print(e)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail
 def test_empty_string():
     r1 = db.Record()
     r1.add_parent("TestRT")
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ def test_null_value():
     assert len(db.execute_query("FIND Record TestRT")) == 2
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail
 def test_list_with_empty_string():
     r1 = db.Record()
     r1.add_parent("TestRT")