diff --git a/tests/test_streaming.py b/tests/test_streaming.py
index 6d278b8..00b07cb 100644
--- a/tests/test_streaming.py
+++ b/tests/test_streaming.py
@@ -202,7 +202,11 @@ async def cancel_after(wait):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='module')
-def time_quad_ex(arb_addr):
+def time_quad_ex(arb_addr, travis, spawn_backend):
+    if travis and spawn_backend == 'mp' and (platform.system() != 'Windows'):
+        # no idea, but the travis, mp, linux runs are flaking out here often
+        pytest.skip("Test is too flaky on mp in CI")
+
     timeout = 7 if platform.system() == 'Windows' else 4
     start = time.time()
     results = tractor.run(cancel_after, timeout, arbiter_addr=arb_addr)
@@ -213,9 +217,6 @@ def time_quad_ex(arb_addr):
 
 def test_a_quadruple_example(time_quad_ex, travis, spawn_backend):
     """This also serves as a kind of "we'd like to be this fast test"."""
-    if travis and spawn_backend == 'mp' and (platform.system() != 'Windows'):
-        # no idea, but the travis, mp, linux runs are flaking out here often
-        pytest.skip("Test is too flaky on mp in CI")
 
     results, diff = time_quad_ex
     assert results
@@ -233,10 +234,6 @@ def test_not_fast_enough_quad(
     """Verify we can cancel midway through the quad example and all actors
     cancel gracefully.
     """
-    if travis and spawn_backend == 'mp' and (platform.system() != 'Windows'):
-        # no idea, but the travis, mp, linux runs are flaking out here often
-        pytest.skip("Test is too flaky on mp in CI")
-
     results, diff = time_quad_ex
     delay = max(diff - cancel_delay, 0)
     results = tractor.run(cancel_after, delay, arbiter_addr=arb_addr)