diff --git a/tests/unit/s2n_alerts_test.c b/tests/unit/s2n_alerts_test.c
index 593b4c6940c..2d4d87b583d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/s2n_alerts_test.c
+++ b/tests/unit/s2n_alerts_test.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             DEFER_CLEANUP(struct s2n_connection *conn = s2n_connection_new(S2N_CLIENT),
                     s2n_connection_ptr_free);
             EXPECT_NOT_NULL(conn);
-            EXPECT_SUCCESS(s2n_connection_enable_quic(conn));
+            conn->quic_enabled = true;
             conn->writer_alert_out = expected_alert;
             conn->reader_alert_out = wrong_alert;
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/s2n_shutdown_test.c b/tests/unit/s2n_shutdown_test.c
index 549f758abfe..7a01af33b72 100644
--- a/tests/unit/s2n_shutdown_test.c
+++ b/tests/unit/s2n_shutdown_test.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     };
 
     /* Test: Do not send or await close_notify if supporting QUIC */
-    {
+    if (s2n_is_tls13_fully_supported()) {
         DEFER_CLEANUP(struct s2n_connection *conn = s2n_connection_new(S2N_SERVER),
                 s2n_connection_ptr_free);
         EXPECT_NOT_NULL(conn);