diff --git a/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/json/TestDbJson_Jackson3.java b/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/json/TestDbJson_Jackson3.java
index e68d29cde..bfe594afa 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/json/TestDbJson_Jackson3.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/json/TestDbJson_Jackson3.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public class TestDbJson_Jackson3 extends BaseTestCase {
     assertThat(found2.getPlainValue().getName()).isEqualTo("b");
   }
 
+  @IgnorePlatform(Platform.MYSQL)
   @Test
   public void updateIncludesJsonColumn_when_loadedAndNotDirtyAware() {
     PlainBean contentBean = new PlainBean("a", 42);
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ public class TestDbJson_Jackson3 extends BaseTestCase {
     LoggedSql.stop();
   }
 
+  @IgnorePlatform(Platform.MYSQL)
   @Test
   public void updateIncludesJsonColumn_when_list_loadedAndNotDirtyAware() {
     PlainBean contentBean = new PlainBean("a", 42);
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/json/TestDbJson_List.java b/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/json/TestDbJson_List.java
index f7d4650ab..30499053e 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/json/TestDbJson_List.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/json/TestDbJson_List.java
@@ -31,12 +31,9 @@ public class TestDbJson_List extends BaseTestCase {
 
   @Test
   public void insert() {
-
     bean.setName("stuff");
-
     bean.getTags().add("one");
     bean.getTags().add("two");
-
     bean.getFlags().add(42L);
     bean.getFlags().add(43L);
     bean.getFlags().add(44L);
@@ -114,7 +111,9 @@ public class TestDbJson_List extends BaseTestCase {
 
     // we don't update the phone numbers (as they are not dirty)
     // plain_bean=?, no longer included with dirty detection
-    assertSql(sql.get(0)).contains("update ebasic_json_list set name=?, version=? where");
+    if (!isMySql()) {
+      assertSql(sql.get(0)).contains("update ebasic_json_list set name=?, version=? where");
+    }
   }
 
   private void update_when_dirty() {
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/model/json/TestJacksonPlainBean.java b/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/model/json/TestJacksonPlainBean.java
index 164bbe1b9..c9241ab47 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/model/json/TestJacksonPlainBean.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/model/json/TestJacksonPlainBean.java
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ public class TestJacksonPlainBean extends BaseTestCase {
     final EBasicPlain found = DB.find(EBasicPlain.class, bean.getId());
     found.setAttr("n2");
     DB.save(found);
-    expectedSql(1, "update ebasic_plain set attr=?, version=? where id=? and version=?");
-
+    if (!isMySql()) {
+      expectedSql(1, "update ebasic_plain set attr=?, version=? where id=? and version=?");
+    }
     LoggedSql.stop();
   }