diff --git a/tests/test_cursor.py b/tests/test_cursor.py
index 098fe73f..acfa6665 100755
--- a/tests/test_cursor.py
+++ b/tests/test_cursor.py
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ class CursorTests(ConnectingTestCase):
         self.assertEqual([(2,), (3,), (4,)], cur2.fetchmany(3))
         self.assertEqual([(5,), (6,), (7,)], cur2.fetchall())
 
-    @skip_before_postgres(8, 0)
+    @skip_before_postgres(8, 2)
     def test_named_noop_close(self):
         cur = self.conn.cursor('test')
         cur.close()
diff --git a/tests/test_with.py b/tests/test_with.py
index 29b7e860..1522f059 100755
--- a/tests/test_with.py
+++ b/tests/test_with.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class WithCursorTestCase(WithTestCase):
         else:
             self.fail("where is my exception?")
 
-    @skip_before_postgres(8, 0)
+    @skip_before_postgres(8, 2)
     def test_named_with_noop(self):
         with self.conn.cursor('named') as cur:
             pass