diff --git a/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_connect.phpt b/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_connect.phpt
index e9d6ed543fa..e14d88fe711 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_connect.phpt
+++ b/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_connect.phpt
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 --TEST--
 mysqli_connect()
 --SKIPIF--
-<?php require_once('skipif.inc'); ?>
-<?php require_once('skipifemb.inc'); ?>
+<?php 
+require_once('skipif.inc');
+require_once('skipifemb.inc'); 
+require_once('skipifconnectfailure.inc');
+?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
 	require_once("connect.inc");
diff --git a/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_connect_oo.phpt b/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_connect_oo.phpt
index af257ca6df9..35cc1161644 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_connect_oo.phpt
+++ b/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_connect_oo.phpt
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 --TEST--
 new mysqli()
 --SKIPIF--
-<?php require_once('skipif.inc'); ?>
-<?php require_once('skipifemb.inc'); ?>
+<?php 
+require_once('skipif.inc');
+require_once('skipifemb.inc'); 
+require_once('skipifconnectfailure.inc');
+?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
 	require_once("connect.inc");
diff --git a/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_connect_oo_defaults.phpt b/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_connect_oo_defaults.phpt
index bb643e8a307..1855a203143 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_connect_oo_defaults.phpt
+++ b/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_connect_oo_defaults.phpt
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 --TEST--
 new mysqli()
 --SKIPIF--
-<?php require_once('skipif.inc'); ?>
-<?php require_once('skipifemb.inc'); ?>
+<?php 
+require_once('skipif.inc');
+require_once('skipifemb.inc'); 
+require_once('skipifconnectfailure.inc');
+?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
 	require_once("connect.inc");
diff --git a/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_debug_ini.phpt b/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_debug_ini.phpt
index 859a44c32f2..bcf00672d6c 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_debug_ini.phpt
+++ b/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_debug_ini.phpt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mysqli_debug() - enabling trace with ini setting
 <?php
 require_once('skipif.inc');
 require_once('skipifemb.inc');
+require_once('skipifconnectfailure.inc');
 
 if (!function_exists('mysqli_debug'))
  	die("skip mysqli_debug() not available");