diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/3315.fixed.md b/doc/changelog.d/3315.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3fc2c39816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/3315.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fix: Making sure we skip all the pool unit tests.
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diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 3771d9d0fe..c91df8b2a7 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -272,10 +272,13 @@ def pytest_report_header(config, start_path, startdir):
     for env_var in [
         "PYMAPDL_START_INSTANCE",
         "PYMAPDL_PORT",
+        "PYMAPDL_PORT2",
         "PYMAPDL_DB_PORT",
         "PYMAPDL_IP",
+        "PYMAPDL_IP2",
         "DPF_PORT",
         "DPF_START_SERVER",
+        "IGNORE_POOL",
     ]:
         env_var_value = os.environ.get(env_var, None)
         if env_var_value is not None:
diff --git a/tests/test_pool.py b/tests/test_pool.py
index 125233a266..467b4e285b 100644
--- a/tests/test_pool.py
+++ b/tests/test_pool.py
@@ -46,13 +46,16 @@
 # skip entire module unless HAS_GRPC
 pytestmark = requires("grpc")
 
+# Check env var
+IGNORE_POOL = os.environ.get("IGNORE_POOL", "").upper() == "TRUE"
+
 # skipping if ON_STUDENT and ON_LOCAL because we cannot spawn that many instances.
 if ON_STUDENT and ON_LOCAL:
     pytest.skip(allow_module_level=True)
 
 
 skip_if_ignore_pool = pytest.mark.skipif(
-    os.environ.get("IGNORE_POOL", "").upper() == "TRUE",
+    IGNORE_POOL,
     reason="Ignoring Pool tests.",
 )
 
@@ -140,6 +143,7 @@ def test_invalid_exec(self):
                 additional_switches=QUICK_LAUNCH_SWITCHES,
             )
 
+    @skip_if_ignore_pool
     def test_heal(self, pool):
         pool_sz = len(pool)
         pool_names = pool._names  # copy pool names
@@ -362,6 +366,7 @@ def test_ip(self, monkeypatch):
         assert args["ips"] == ips
         assert args["ports"] == ports
 
+    @skip_if_ignore_pool
     def test_next(self, pool):
         # Check the instances are free
         for each_instance in pool:
@@ -378,6 +383,7 @@ def test_next(self, pool):
             assert not each_instance.locked
             assert not each_instance._busy
 
+    @skip_if_ignore_pool
     def test_next_with_returns_index(self, pool):
         # Check the instances are free
         for each_instance in pool: