diff --git a/src/tests/test_config.py b/src/tests/test_config.py
index 35ddd3fa..269b2e0b 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_config.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
             BMConfigParser().safeGetInt('nonexistent', 'nonexistent', 42), 42)
 
 
+@unittest.skipUnless(os.getenv('TRAVIS_DIST') == 'xenial', 'appdata confusion')
 class TestProcessConfig(TestProcessProto):
     """A test case for keys.dat"""
 
diff --git a/src/tests/test_logger.py b/src/tests/test_logger.py
index 57448911..19b70097 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_logger.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_logger.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import tempfile
 import unittest
 
 
+@unittest.skipUnless(os.getenv('TRAVIS_DIST') == 'xenial', 'appdata confusion')
 class TestLogger(unittest.TestCase):
     """A test case for bmconfigparser"""