diff --git a/tests/test_rest_versioning.sh b/tests/test_rest_versioning.sh
index 33380c1..eacf8fb 100755
--- a/tests/test_rest_versioning.sh
+++ b/tests/test_rest_versioning.sh
@@ -26,15 +26,16 @@ source ./tests/util/util_setup.sh
 test_file="test_file"
 
 @test "REST - check, enable, suspend versioning" {
+  if [ "$RECREATE_BUCKETS" == "false" ]; then
+    skip "cannot test versioning changes in static mode"
+  fi
   run setup_bucket "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   assert_success
 
   log 5 "get versioning"
 
-  if [ "$RECREATE_BUCKETS" != "true" ]; then
-    run check_versioning_status_rest "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" ""
-    assert_success
-  fi
+  run check_versioning_status_rest "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" ""
+  assert_success
 
   run put_bucket_versioning_rest "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "Enabled"
   assert_success
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ test_file="test_file"
 }
 
 @test "test_rest_versioning" {
+  if [ "$RECREATE_BUCKETS" == "false" ]; then
+    skip "cannot test versioning changes in static mode"
+  fi
   run setup_bucket_and_file "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file"
   assert_success
 
@@ -73,6 +77,9 @@ test_file="test_file"
 }
 
 @test "versioning - add version, then delete and check for marker" {
+  if [ "$RECREATE_BUCKETS" == "false" ]; then
+    skip "cannot test versioning changes in static mode"
+  fi
   run setup_bucket_and_file "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file"
   assert_success