diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test1.89 b/testsuite/expect/test1.89
index b9a9abb6c5e7a771650f4dde29f6d9477780818c..12d7517aa025eeb31f2af403e088d18eedb0b6ca 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test1.89
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test1.89
@@ -61,6 +61,24 @@ if {$affinity == 0} {
 }
 send_user "\ntask affinity plugin installed\n"
 
+set force 0
+log_user 0
+spawn $scontrol show partition [default_partition]
+expect {
+	-re "Shared=FORCE" {
+		set force 1
+		exp_continue
+	}
+	eof {
+		wait
+	}
+}
+log_user 1
+if {$force == 1} {
+	send_user "\nWARNING: This test is not compatible with Shared=FORCE\n"
+	exit 0
+}
+
 #
 # Build a test program to report affinity by task
 #
diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test1.91 b/testsuite/expect/test1.91
index 150940ac29e64a822aba8725788718ccd29b21a6..d27e71553d432a92aa4fb895c98835cad0429af0 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test1.91
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test1.91
@@ -60,9 +60,26 @@ if {$affinity == 0} {
 	send_user "\nWARNING: task affinity not supported on this system\n"
 	exit 0
 }
-
 send_user "\ntask affinity plugin installed\n"
 
+set force 0
+log_user 0
+spawn $scontrol show partition [default_partition]
+expect {
+	-re "Shared=FORCE" {
+		set force 1
+		exp_continue
+	}
+	eof {
+		wait
+	}
+}
+log_user 1
+if {$force == 1} {
+	send_user "\nWARNING: This test is not compatible with Shared=FORCE\n"
+	exit 0
+}
+
 # Identify a usable node
 set timeout $max_job_delay
 set node_name ""