diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index f461ffc6..d6ebbbf2 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ def confdir(request, test_config):
     if confdir is not None:
         config._override_config_dir(confdir)
 
-    # return config.load()[0]
     return confdir
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 26065245..8c9df93a 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ import os.path
 import piker.watchlists as wl
 
 
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    True,
+    reason="cli tests rely on quote api and questrade symbols"
+)
+
+
 def run(cmd, *args):
     """Run cmd and check for zero return code.
     """