diff --git a/src/borg/testsuite/archiver/check_cmd.py b/src/borg/testsuite/archiver/check_cmd.py
index e6bb79b1a..91c973897 100644
--- a/src/borg/testsuite/archiver/check_cmd.py
+++ b/src/borg/testsuite/archiver/check_cmd.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ def test_manifest_rebuild_duplicate_archive(archivers, request):
 
 def test_extra_chunks(archivers, request):
     archiver = request.getfixturevalue(archivers)
-    if archiver.prefix:
+    if archiver.prefix == "ssh://__testsuite__":
         pytest.skip("only works locally")
     repo_location = archiver.repository_location
     check_cmd_setup(archiver)
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ def test_verify_data(archivers, request, init_args):
 
 def test_empty_repository(archivers, request):
     archiver = request.getfixturevalue(archivers)
-    if archiver.prefix:
+    if archiver.prefix == "ssh://__testsuite__":
         pytest.skip("only works locally")
     repo_location = archiver.repository_location
     check_cmd_setup(archiver)
diff --git a/src/borg/testsuite/archiver/checks.py b/src/borg/testsuite/archiver/checks.py
index 360e21621..e3d5c8e41 100644
--- a/src/borg/testsuite/archiver/checks.py
+++ b/src/borg/testsuite/archiver/checks.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ def test_unknown_feature_on_mount(archivers, request):
 def test_unknown_mandatory_feature_in_cache(archivers, request):
     archiver = request.getfixturevalue(archivers)
     repo_location, repo_path = archiver.repository_location, archiver.repository_path
-    remote_repo = bool(archiver.prefix)
+    remote_repo = True if archiver.prefix == "ssh://__testsuite__" else False
     print(cmd(archiver, f"--repo={repo_location}", "rcreate", RK_ENCRYPTION))
 
     with Repository(repo_path, exclusive=True) as repository:
diff --git a/src/borg/testsuite/archiver/transfer_cmd.py b/src/borg/testsuite/archiver/transfer_cmd.py
index bad0c5df8..24a00c13b 100644
--- a/src/borg/testsuite/archiver/transfer_cmd.py
+++ b/src/borg/testsuite/archiver/transfer_cmd.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_transfer(archivers, request):
 
 def test_transfer_upgrade(archivers, request):
     archiver = request.getfixturevalue(archivers)
-    if archiver.prefix or archiver.EXE:
+    if archiver.prefix == "ssh://__testsuite__" or archiver.EXE == "borg.exe":
         pytest.skip("only works locally")
     repo_location = archiver.repository_location