diff --git a/vlib/net/tcp_test.v b/vlib/net/tcp_test.v
index 15eaa7fa28..1505984149 100644
--- a/vlib/net/tcp_test.v
+++ b/vlib/net/tcp_test.v
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// vtest flaky: true
 // vtest retry: 5
 import net
 
diff --git a/vlib/net/unix/unix_socket_test.v b/vlib/net/unix/unix_socket_test.v
index a896cb588d..3b1c08b8db 100644
--- a/vlib/net/unix/unix_socket_test.v
+++ b/vlib/net/unix/unix_socket_test.v
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// vtest flaky: true
+// vtest retry: 3
 import os
 import log
 import time