diff --git a/pkg/ccl/multiregionccl/testdata/secondary_region b/pkg/ccl/multiregionccl/testdata/secondary_region
index 9fb454dab0cb..16a3c9fc94da 100644
--- a/pkg/ccl/multiregionccl/testdata/secondary_region
+++ b/pkg/ccl/multiregionccl/testdata/secondary_region
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+skip issue-num=98020
+----
+
 new-cluster localities=us-east-1,us-east-1,us-west-1,us-west-1,us-central-1,us-central-1,us-central-1,eu-west-1,eu-west-1,eu-west-1
 ----
 
diff --git a/pkg/sql/sqlstats/persistedsqlstats/flush_test.go b/pkg/sql/sqlstats/persistedsqlstats/flush_test.go
index ae2ffe6cdb26..ac699ba97029 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/sqlstats/persistedsqlstats/flush_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/sqlstats/persistedsqlstats/flush_test.go
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ func TestSQLStatsGatewayNodeSetting(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSQLStatsPersistedLimitReached(t *testing.T) {
-	skip.UnderStressWithIssue(t, 97488)
+	skip.WithIssue(t, 97488)
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)