diff --git a/crates/buzz-relay/src/api/admin/mod.rs b/crates/buzz-relay/src/api/admin/mod.rs
index 21f30065f0..b5621af6e6 100644
--- a/crates/buzz-relay/src/api/admin/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/buzz-relay/src/api/admin/mod.rs
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
+    #[ignore = "requires Postgres"]
     async fn report_detail_rejects_unknown_report() {
         let response = router(test_state().await)
             .oneshot(
@@ -420,6 +421,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
+    #[ignore = "requires Postgres"]
     async fn feedback_attachment_rejects_unknown_feedback() {
         let response = router(test_state().await)
             .oneshot(
diff --git a/crates/buzz-relay/src/api/media.rs b/crates/buzz-relay/src/api/media.rs
index a2f3640bde..c4d5a8364e 100644
--- a/crates/buzz-relay/src/api/media.rs
+++ b/crates/buzz-relay/src/api/media.rs
@@ -1027,6 +1027,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
+    #[ignore = "requires Postgres"]
     async fn media_reads_reject_unauthenticated_get_and_head_before_sidecar_gate() {
         for method in ["GET", "HEAD"] {
             let response = media_get_auth_router()
@@ -1040,6 +1041,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
+    #[ignore = "requires Postgres"]
     async fn media_read_with_valid_server_scoped_token_reaches_sidecar_gate() {
         let keys = Keys::generate();
         let auth = media_get_auth_header(&keys, media_get_tags_for("relay.example", None));
@@ -1053,6 +1055,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
+    #[ignore = "requires Postgres"]
     async fn media_read_rejects_upload_verb_wrong_server_and_wrong_x() {
         let keys = Keys::generate();
         let now = Timestamp::now().as_secs();
@@ -1094,6 +1097,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
+    #[ignore = "requires Postgres"]
     async fn media_read_accepts_range_header_only_after_auth() {
         let keys = Keys::generate();
         let auth = media_get_auth_header(&keys, media_get_tags_for("relay.example", None));
@@ -1112,6 +1116,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
+    #[ignore = "requires Postgres"]
     async fn upload_rate_limiter_is_scoped_by_community() {
         let state = test_state().await;
         let pubkey = nostr::Keys::generate().public_key();
@@ -1127,6 +1132,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
+    #[ignore = "requires Postgres"]
     async fn upload_concurrency_limit_is_scoped_by_community() {
         let state = test_state().await;
         let pubkey = nostr::Keys::generate().public_key();