diff --git a/qa/integration/specs/cli/install_spec.rb b/qa/integration/specs/cli/install_spec.rb
index 89a97973c6e..34aabcb56f6 100644
--- a/qa/integration/specs/cli/install_spec.rb
+++ b/qa/integration/specs/cli/install_spec.rb
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def gem_in_lock_file?(pattern, lock_file)
     end
   end
 
-  context "pack" do
+  context "pack", :skip_fips do
     context "when the command is run in the `$LOGSTASH_HOME`" do
       include_examples "install from a pack"
     end
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def gem_in_lock_file?(pattern, lock_file)
       end
     end
 
-    context "install non bundle plugin" do
+    context "install non bundle plugin", :skip_fips do
       let(:plugin_name) { "logstash-input-github" }
       let(:install_command) { "bin/logstash-plugin install" }
 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 0c736aea01b..836b80d4846 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def puts(payload)
   Flores::RSpec.configure(c)
   c.include LogStashHelper
   c.extend LogStashHelper
-
+  c.filter_run_excluding skip_fips: true if java.lang.System.getProperty("org.bouncycastle.fips.approved_only") == "true"
   if ENV['COVERAGE']
     c.after(:suite) do
       SimpleCov.result.format!
diff --git a/spec/unit/plugin_manager/offline_plugin_packager_spec.rb b/spec/unit/plugin_manager/offline_plugin_packager_spec.rb
index c66e7d66deb..785265b1329 100644
--- a/spec/unit/plugin_manager/offline_plugin_packager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/plugin_manager/offline_plugin_packager_spec.rb
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def retrieve_dependencies_gems(path)
     end
   end
 
-  context "when the plugins exist" do
+  context "when the plugins exist", :skip_fips do
     before :all do
       Paquet.ui = Paquet::SilentUI
     end