diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/papis/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/papis/default.nix
index 5a9934d6be6..32c945f332a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/papis/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/papis/default.nix
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   # most of the downloader tests and 4 other tests require a network connection
+  # test_export_yaml and test_citations check for the exact output produced by pyyaml 3.x and
+  # fail with 5.x
   checkPhase = ''
     HOME=$(mktemp -d) pytest papis tests --ignore tests/downloaders \
-      -k "not test_get_data and not test_doi_to_data and not test_general and not get_document_url"
+      -k "not test_get_data and not test_doi_to_data and not test_general and not get_document_url and not test_export_yaml and not test_citations"
   '';
 
   meta = {