diff --git a/tests/testing/asserters_test.py b/tests/testing/asserters_test.py
index afdfb4a8f..f0f292abc 100644
--- a/tests/testing/asserters_test.py
+++ b/tests/testing/asserters_test.py
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ def test_assert_equal(self, size, left_as_arkouda, right_as_arkouda):
                 assert_equal(df, df2)
             assert_equivalent(convert_left(df), convert_right(df2))
 
-    @pytest.mark.skip_if_max_rank_less_than(2)
+    @pytest.mark.skip_if_max_rank_less_than(3)
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("size", pytest.prob_size)
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("left_as_arkouda", [True, False])
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("right_as_arkouda", [True, False])
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ def test_assert_arkouda_array_equal(self, size, left_as_arkouda, right_as_arkoud
                 assert_arkouda_array_equal(s, c)
             assert_arkouda_array_equivalent(convert_left(s), convert_right(c))
 
-    @pytest.mark.skip_if_max_rank_less_than(2)
+    @pytest.mark.skip_if_max_rank_less_than(3)
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("size", pytest.prob_size)
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("left_as_arkouda", [True, False])
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("right_as_arkouda", [True, False])