diff --git a/crates/tranquil-lexicon/tests/resolve_integration.rs b/crates/tranquil-lexicon/tests/resolve_integration.rs
index c0f2c62..af58820 100644
--- a/crates/tranquil-lexicon/tests/resolve_integration.rs
+++ b/crates/tranquil-lexicon/tests/resolve_integration.rs
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ async fn test_fetch_schema_error_status_gives_meaningful_error() {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn test_plc_server_timeout() {
+async fn jail_test_plc_server_timeout() {
     let plc_server = MockServer::start().await;
     let did = "did:plc:timeout123";
 
diff --git a/crates/tranquil-pds/tests/it/ripple_cluster.rs b/crates/tranquil-pds/tests/it/ripple_cluster.rs
index 5280020..d5921c5 100644
--- a/crates/tranquil-pds/tests/it/ripple_cluster.rs
+++ b/crates/tranquil-pds/tests/it/ripple_cluster.rs
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ fn create_account_on_node<'a>(
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn cross_node_rate_limit_via_login() {
+async fn jail_cross_node_rate_limit_via_login() {
     let nodes = crate::common::cluster().await;
     let client = crate::common::client();
 
diff --git a/crates/tranquil-pds/tests/it/whole_story.rs b/crates/tranquil-pds/tests/it/whole_story.rs
index 6939b46..8f528fa 100644
--- a/crates/tranquil-pds/tests/it/whole_story.rs
+++ b/crates/tranquil-pds/tests/it/whole_story.rs
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ async fn test_backup_restore_workflow() {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn test_scale_1000_posts_with_pagination() {
+async fn jail_test_scale_1000_posts_with_pagination() {
     let client = client();
     let base = base_url().await;
     let (did, jwt) = setup_new_user("scale-posts").await;
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ async fn test_scale_1000_posts_with_pagination() {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn test_scale_many_users_social_graph() {
+async fn jail_test_scale_many_users_social_graph() {
     let client = client();
     let base = base_url().await;
 
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ async fn test_scale_batch_operations() {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn test_scale_reply_thread_depth() {
+async fn jail_test_scale_reply_thread_depth() {
     let client = client();
     let base = base_url().await;
     let (did, jwt) = setup_new_user("deep-thread").await;
diff --git a/crates/tranquil-ripple/src/transport.rs b/crates/tranquil-ripple/src/transport.rs
index 60d9ed1..0b52b95 100644
--- a/crates/tranquil-ripple/src/transport.rs
+++ b/crates/tranquil-ripple/src/transport.rs
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    async fn timed_out_write_resets_stream_instead_of_truncating() {
+    async fn jail_timed_out_write_resets_stream_instead_of_truncating() {
         let shutdown = CancellationToken::new();
         let (sender, _rx_sender) =
             Transport::bind("127.0.0.1:0".parse().unwrap(), None, shutdown.clone())
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    async fn write_timeout_keeps_connection() {
+    async fn jail_write_timeout_keeps_connection() {
         use futures::StreamExt;
 
         let shutdown = CancellationToken::new();
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 16b8b02..4d8afbb 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ test-unit:
     SQLX_OFFLINE=true cargo test --test it -- dpop_unit:: validation_edge_cases:: scope_edge_cases::
 
 store_run := "SQLX_OFFLINE=true TRANQUIL_TEST_BACKEND=store TRANQUIL_PDS_ALLOW_INSECURE_SECRETS=1 DISABLE_RATE_LIMITING=1 TRANQUIL_LEXICON_OFFLINE=1 SKIP_IMPORT_VERIFICATION=true cargo nextest run --workspace --exclude tranquil-store --features tranquil-store/skip-fsync,tranquil-api/low-bcrypt-cost"
-store_test := store_run + " -E 'not (binary(it) and test(/^store_parity::/)) and not (package(tranquil-signal) and test(/^tests::/))'"
+store_test := store_run + " -E 'not (binary(it) and test(/^store_parity::/)) and not (package(tranquil-signal) and test(/^tests::/)) and not test(~jail_)'"
 
 test-auth:
     {{store_run}} --test it -E 'test(/^(oauth|oauth_lifecycle|oauth_scopes|oauth_security|jwt_security|session_management|change_password|password_reset)::/)'
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ test-misc:
 test *args:
     {{store_test}} {{args}}
 
+# these tests stay in jail until lewis makes them behave
+test-jail *args:
+    {{store_run}} -E 'test(~jail_)' {{args}}
+
 test-one name:
     {{store_run}} --test it -E 'test(/^{{name}}::/)'