diff --git a/test/connection_monitoring/pool-clear-interrupting-pending-connections.json b/test/connection_monitoring/pool-clear-interrupting-pending-connections.json
index cb569efc5..ceae07a1c 100644
--- a/test/connection_monitoring/pool-clear-interrupting-pending-connections.json
+++ b/test/connection_monitoring/pool-clear-interrupting-pending-connections.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       ],
       "closeConnection": false,
       "blockConnection": true,
-      "blockTimeMS": 20000
+      "blockTimeMS": 1000
     }
   },
   "poolOptions": {
diff --git a/test/test_connection_monitoring.py b/test/test_connection_monitoring.py
index ee0655388..f021c61f6 100644
--- a/test/test_connection_monitoring.py
+++ b/test/test_connection_monitoring.py
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@ class TestCMAP(IntegrationTest):
 
     def run_scenario(self, scenario_def, test):
         """Run a CMAP spec test."""
+        if (
+            scenario_def["description"]
+            == "clear with interruptInUseConnections = true closes pending connections"
+        ):
+            self.skipTest("Skip pending PYTHON-4414")
         self.logs: list = []
         self.assertEqual(scenario_def["version"], 1)
         self.assertIn(scenario_def["style"], ["unit", "integration"])
diff --git a/test/unified_format.py b/test/unified_format.py
index 3faa34d0e..96011dd0a 100644
--- a/test/unified_format.py
+++ b/test/unified_format.py
@@ -1055,6 +1055,15 @@ class UnifiedSpecTestMixinV1(IntegrationTest):
                 or "Cancel server check" in spec["description"]
             ):
                 self.skipTest("MMAPv1 does not support retryWrites=True")
+        if (
+            "Database-level aggregate with $out includes read preference for 5.0+ server"
+            in spec["description"]
+        ):
+            if client_context.version[0] == 8:
+                self.skipTest("waiting on PYTHON-4356")
+        if "Aggregate with $out includes read preference for 5.0+ server" in spec["description"]:
+            if client_context.version[0] == 8:
+                self.skipTest("waiting on PYTHON-4356")
         if "Client side error in command starting transaction" in spec["description"]:
             self.skipTest("Implement PYTHON-1894")
         if "timeoutMS applied to entire download" in spec["description"]: