diff --git a/playwright/e2e/crypto/backups.spec.ts b/playwright/e2e/crypto/backups.spec.ts
index adb7db03aa5..93da85b9b80 100644
--- a/playwright/e2e/crypto/backups.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/e2e/crypto/backups.spec.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ test.describe("Key backup reset from elsewhere", () => {
 });
 
 test.describe("Backups", () => {
+    test.skip(isDendrite, "Dendrite lacks support for MSC3967 so requires additional auth here");
     test.use({
         displayName: "Hanako",
     });
diff --git a/playwright/e2e/crypto/logout.spec.ts b/playwright/e2e/crypto/logout.spec.ts
index 2bafe0ece88..faaf1e6a1e3 100644
--- a/playwright/e2e/crypto/logout.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/e2e/crypto/logout.spec.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 
 import { test, expect } from "../../element-web-test";
 import { createRoom, enableKeyBackup, logIntoElement, sendMessageInCurrentRoom } from "./utils";
+import { isDendrite } from "../../plugins/homeserver/dendrite";
 
 test.describe("Logout tests", () => {
+    test.skip(isDendrite, "Dendrite lacks support for MSC3967 so requires additional auth here");
     test.beforeEach(async ({ page, homeserver, credentials }) => {
         await logIntoElement(page, credentials);
     });
diff --git a/playwright/e2e/login/login.spec.ts b/playwright/e2e/login/login.spec.ts
index 24b23fdbd8d..fd879d77cf7 100644
--- a/playwright/e2e/login/login.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/e2e/login/login.spec.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ test.describe("Login", () => {
     });
 
     test.describe("Password login", () => {
+        test.skip(isDendrite, "Dendrite lacks support for MSC3967 so requires additional auth here");
         test.use(consentHomeserver);
 
         let creds: Credentials;
diff --git a/playwright/e2e/register/register.spec.ts b/playwright/e2e/register/register.spec.ts
index a01b9aa760c..5c842a363fa 100644
--- a/playwright/e2e/register/register.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/e2e/register/register.spec.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { consentHomeserver } from "../../plugins/homeserver/synapse/consentHomes
 import { isDendrite } from "../../plugins/homeserver/dendrite";
 
 test.describe("Registration", () => {
+    test.skip(isDendrite, "Dendrite lacks support for MSC3967 so requires additional auth here");
     test.use(consentHomeserver);
     test.use({
         config: {
@@ -32,8 +33,6 @@ test.describe("Registration", () => {
         "registers an account and lands on the home screen",
         { tag: "@screenshot" },
         async ({ homeserver, page, checkA11y, crypto }) => {
-            test.skip(isDendrite, "Dendrite lacks support for MSC3967 so requires additional auth here");
-
             await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Edit", exact: true }).click();
             await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Continue", exact: true })).toBeVisible();