diff --git a/src/test/operators/join_equi_test.cpp b/src/test/operators/join_equi_test.cpp
index 7ed0101b79..ac9a5df370 100644
--- a/src/test/operators/join_equi_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/operators/join_equi_test.cpp
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ TYPED_TEST(JoinEquiTest, AppliesPrefixes) {
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(JoinEquiTest, ColumnsNotOptional) {
+  if (!IS_DEBUG) return;
   EXPECT_THROW(std::make_shared<TypeParam>(this->_gt_f, this->_gt_g, nullopt, "=", Left, std::string("left."),
                                            std::string("right.")),
                std::runtime_error);
diff --git a/src/test/operators/join_full_test.cpp b/src/test/operators/join_full_test.cpp
index 9fe639a02b..d5d7627017 100644
--- a/src/test/operators/join_full_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/operators/join_full_test.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ typedef ::testing::Types<JoinNestedLoopA, JoinNestedLoopB /* , SortMergeJoin */>
 TYPED_TEST_CASE(JoinFullTest, JoinFullTypes);
 
 TYPED_TEST(JoinFullTest, CrossJoin) {
+  if (!IS_DEBUG) return;
   // this->template test_join_output<TypeParam>(this->_gt_a, this->_gt_b, std::pair<std::string, std::string>("a", "a"),
   //                                            "=", Cross, "src/test/tables/joinoperators/int_cross_join.tbl", 1);