diff --git a/tests/devx/conftest.py b/tests/devx/conftest.py
index c194026c..fbb4ff6b 100644
--- a/tests/devx/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/devx/conftest.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def spawn(
                 **mkcmd_kwargs,
             ),
             expect_timeout=(
-                6 if _non_linux and _ci_env
+                10 if _non_linux and _ci_env
                 else 3
             ),
             # preexec_fn=unset_colors,
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ def ctlc(
             mark.name == 'ctlcs_bish'
             and
             use_ctlc
+            and
+            all(mark.args)
         ):
             pytest.skip(
                 f'Test {node} prolly uses something from the stdlib (namely `asyncio`..)\n'
diff --git a/tests/devx/test_debugger.py b/tests/devx/test_debugger.py
index 43adbec1..7f602441 100644
--- a/tests/devx/test_debugger.py
+++ b/tests/devx/test_debugger.py
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ from .conftest import (
     in_prompt_msg,
     assert_before,
 )
+from ..conftest import (
+    _ci_env,
+)
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ..conftest import PexpectSpawner
@@ -259,6 +262,11 @@ def test_subactor_error(
     child.expect(EOF)
 
 
+# skip on non-Linux CI
+@pytest.mark.ctlcs_bish(
+    _non_linux,
+    _ci_env,
+)
 def test_subactor_breakpoint(
     spawn,
     ctlc: bool,