diff --git a/cmd/tools/vpm/dependency_test.v b/cmd/tools/vpm/dependency_test.v
index 930dc1e2fd..37b9d9179d 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vpm/dependency_test.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vpm/dependency_test.v
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// vtest flaky: true
+// vtest retry: 3
 import os
 import v.vmod
 
diff --git a/vlib/toml/tests/quoted_keys_test.v b/vlib/toml/tests/quoted_keys_test.v
index 3625e6e2fc..5f1a92fcb7 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/tests/quoted_keys_test.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/tests/quoted_keys_test.v
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// vtest flaky: true
+// vtest retry: 3
 import toml
 
 fn test_quoted_keys() {
diff --git a/vlib/v/slow_tests/crun_mode/crun_test.v b/vlib/v/slow_tests/crun_mode/crun_test.v
index 7157049921..4ed2ced0a1 100644
--- a/vlib/v/slow_tests/crun_mode/crun_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/slow_tests/crun_mode/crun_test.v
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// vtest flaky: true
+// vtest retry: 3
 import os
 import time
 
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ fn test_crun_simple_v_program_several_times() {
 		sw.restart()
 	}
 	dump(times)
-	assert times.first() > times.last() * 3 // cruns compile just once, if the source file is not changed
+	assert times.first() > times.last() * 2 // cruns compile just once, if the source file is not changed
 	$if !windows {
 		os.system('ls -la ${crun_folder}')
 		os.system('find ${crun_folder}')