diff --git a/tests/microbenchmarks/test_file_read.py b/tests/microbenchmarks/test_file_read.py
index 078b182387..219425c1ab 100644
--- a/tests/microbenchmarks/test_file_read.py
+++ b/tests/microbenchmarks/test_file_read.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def gen_simple_csvs(request) -> str:
         yield tmpdirname, num_files * mibs_per_file * 1024 * 128
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(get_tests_daft_runner_name(), reason="requires local runner")
+@pytest.mark.skipif(get_tests_daft_runner_name() not in {"native", "py"}, reason="requires local runner")
 @pytest.mark.benchmark(group="file_read")
 def test_csv_read(gen_simple_csvs, benchmark):
     csv_dir, num_rows = gen_simple_csvs