diff --git a/tests/ptrack.py b/tests/ptrack.py
index 08ea90f8d..c101f9361 100644
--- a/tests/ptrack.py
+++ b/tests/ptrack.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ def test_drop_rel_during_backup_ptrack(self):
         """
         drop relation during ptrack backup
         """
+        self._check_gdb_flag_or_skip_test()
+
         backup_dir = os.path.join(self.tmp_path, module_name, self.fname, 'backup')
         node = self.make_simple_node(
             base_dir=os.path.join(module_name, self.fname, 'node'),
@@ -996,6 +998,8 @@ def test_ptrack_get_block(self):
         make node, make full and ptrack stream backups,
         restore them and check data correctness
         """
+        self._check_gdb_flag_or_skip_test()
+
         backup_dir = os.path.join(self.tmp_path, module_name, self.fname, 'backup')
         node = self.make_simple_node(
             base_dir=os.path.join(module_name, self.fname, 'node'),