--- a/Lib/gftools/tests/test_qa.py
+++ b/Lib/gftools/tests/test_qa.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import subprocess
 import unittest
+import pytest
 import tempfile
 import os
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ class TestQA(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertTrue("Fontbakery" in os.listdir(qa_out))
 
     def test_diff_github_fonts_vs_googlefonts_vf(self):
+        if not 'GH_TOKEN' in os.environ.keys(): pytest.skip("GH_TOKEN not provided")
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as qa_out:
             subprocess.call(
                 [
--- a/Lib/gftools/tests/test_stat.py
+++ b/Lib/gftools/tests/test_stat.py
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ def test_gen_stat_tables_from_config(var
         - name: Italic
           value: 1
     """
-    config = yaml.load(config_text)
+    config = yaml.safe_load(config_text)
     gen_stat_tables_from_config(config, var_fonts)
     roman, italic = var_fonts