diff --git a/tests/utils_test.py b/tests/utils_test.py
index cdfb47a0..17f8282c 100644
--- a/tests/utils_test.py
+++ b/tests/utils_test.py
@@ -106,3 +106,10 @@ class MPDTagCacheToTracksTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(set(expected_tracks), tracks)
         self.assertEqual(set(expected_artists), artists)
         self.assertEqual(set(expected_albums), albums)
+
+    def test_unicode_cache(self):
+        raise SkipTest
+
+    def test_misencoded_cache(self):
+        # FIXME not sure if this can happen
+        raise SkipTest