diff --git a/tests/integration/cqlengine/operators/test_where_operators.py b/tests/integration/cqlengine/operators/test_where_operators.py
index f297d248..0683d390 100644
--- a/tests/integration/cqlengine/operators/test_where_operators.py
+++ b/tests/integration/cqlengine/operators/test_where_operators.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class TestWhereOperators(TestCase):
     def test_operator_rendering(self):
         """ tests symbols are rendered properly """
         self.assertEqual("=", six.text_type(EqualsOperator()))
-        self.assertEqual("=!", six.text_type(NotEqualsOperator()))
+        self.assertEqual("!=", six.text_type(NotEqualsOperator()))
         self.assertEqual("IN", six.text_type(InOperator()))
         self.assertEqual(">", six.text_type(GreaterThanOperator()))
         self.assertEqual(">=", six.text_type(GreaterThanOrEqualOperator()))
diff --git a/tests/integration/cqlengine/test_lwt_conditional.py b/tests/integration/cqlengine/test_lwt_conditional.py
index 27174156..d273df9c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/cqlengine/test_lwt_conditional.py
+++ b/tests/integration/cqlengine/test_lwt_conditional.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from cassandra.cqlengine.query import BatchQuery, LWTException
 from cassandra.cqlengine.statements import ConditionalClause
 
 from tests.integration.cqlengine.base import BaseCassEngTestCase
-from tests.integration import CASSANDRA_VERSION
+from tests.integration import CASSANDRA_VERSION, greaterthancass20
 
 
 class TestConditionalModel(Model):
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ class TestConditional(BaseCassEngTestCase):
         TestConditionalModel.objects(id=t.id).iff(count=5).delete()
         self.assertEqual(TestConditionalModel.objects(id=t.id).count(), 0)
 
+    @greaterthancass20
     def test_delete_lwt_ne(self):
         """
         Test to ensure that deletes using IF and not equals are honored correctly
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ class TestConditional(BaseCassEngTestCase):
         TestConditionalModel.objects(id=t.id).iff(count__ne=2).delete()
         self.assertEqual(TestConditionalModel.objects(id=t.id).count(), 0)
 
+    @greaterthancass20
     def test_update_lwt_ne(self):
         """
         Test to ensure that update using IF and not equals are honored correctly