diff --git a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ChronicleMapTest.java b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ChronicleMapTest.java
index d9644014d..245508b52 100755
--- a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ChronicleMapTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ChronicleMapTest.java
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ public class ChronicleMapTest {
     }
 
     @Test
+    @Ignore("TODO clarify requrements -- if acquireUsing() should work with null value")
     public void testAcquireWithNullContainer() throws Exception {
         ChronicleMap<CharSequence, LongValue> map =
                 ChronicleMapBuilder.of(CharSequence.class, LongValue.class)
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/DefaultValueTest.java b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/DefaultValueTest.java
index 7e47e4bf0..9bc21852f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/DefaultValueTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/DefaultValueTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 package net.openhft.chronicle.map;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 public class DefaultValueTest {
 
     @Test
+    @Ignore
     public void test() throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException, IOException {
         File file = Builder.getPersistenceFile();
         try {
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/GuavaTest.java b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/GuavaTest.java
index 64b814a77..6eb87ad7c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/GuavaTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/GuavaTest.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import static com.google.common.collect.testing.features.MapFeature.*;
 
-@Ignore
 public class GuavaTest extends TestCase {
 
     public static Test suite() {