diff --git a/python_scripts/get_gender_table.py b/python_scripts/get_gender_table.py
index 7c1529e..61dbad1 100644
--- a/python_scripts/get_gender_table.py
+++ b/python_scripts/get_gender_table.py
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ def get_data(start_date=None, output=sys.stdout, family="wikipedia"):
 
     prev_server = ""
     conn = None
-    user_count = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM user"
+    user_count = "SELECT /* SLOW_OK */ COUNT(*) FROM user"
     user_count_reg = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM user WHERE user_registration > %s"
     gender_count = """ SELECT up_value, COUNT(*)
                        FROM user_properties
                        WHERE up_property='gender'
                        GROUP BY up_value; """
-    gender_count_reg = """ SELECT up_value, COUNT(*)
+    gender_count_reg = """ SELECT /* SLOW_OK */ up_value, COUNT(*)
                            FROM user_properties JOIN user ON up_user=user_id
                            WHERE up_property='gender' AND
                                  user_registration > %s
diff --git a/python_scripts/get_users_gender.py b/python_scripts/get_users_gender.py
index 62bf1d6..3944d98 100644
--- a/python_scripts/get_users_gender.py
+++ b/python_scripts/get_users_gender.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
     cursor = conn.cursor()
     query = """
-            SELECT user_id, user_name, up_value
+            SELECT /* SLOW_OK */ user_id, user_name, up_value
             FROM user
                 LEFT JOIN user_properties
                 ON up_user=user_id