diff --git a/test/types/string/ternaryPlain.future b/test/types/string/ternaryPlain.future
index a23d79d8ba84..1095be2bb0ac 100644
--- a/test/types/string/ternaryPlain.future
+++ b/test/types/string/ternaryPlain.future
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 bug: strings in ternary expressions will sometimes segfault
 #25032
+
+When this future is resolved, please remove the .skipif file
diff --git a/test/types/string/ternaryPlain.skipif b/test/types/string/ternaryPlain.skipif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d03c8d60ffd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/types/string/ternaryPlain.skipif
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CHPL_COMM != none
diff --git a/test/types/string/ternaryPlainRef.future b/test/types/string/ternaryPlainRef.future
index a23d79d8ba84..1095be2bb0ac 100644
--- a/test/types/string/ternaryPlainRef.future
+++ b/test/types/string/ternaryPlainRef.future
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 bug: strings in ternary expressions will sometimes segfault
 #25032
+
+When this future is resolved, please remove the .skipif file
diff --git a/test/types/string/ternaryPlainRef.skipif b/test/types/string/ternaryPlainRef.skipif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d03c8d60ffd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/types/string/ternaryPlainRef.skipif
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CHPL_COMM != none
diff --git a/test/types/string/ternaryReturn.future b/test/types/string/ternaryReturn.future
index a23d79d8ba84..1095be2bb0ac 100644
--- a/test/types/string/ternaryReturn.future
+++ b/test/types/string/ternaryReturn.future
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 bug: strings in ternary expressions will sometimes segfault
 #25032
+
+When this future is resolved, please remove the .skipif file
diff --git a/test/types/string/ternaryReturn.skipif b/test/types/string/ternaryReturn.skipif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d03c8d60ffd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/types/string/ternaryReturn.skipif
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CHPL_COMM != none