diff --git a/tests/sys/kern/ptrace_test.c b/tests/sys/kern/ptrace_test.c
index d3a05f0e6dbf..977dcb5aaaa3 100644
--- a/tests/sys/kern/ptrace_test.c
+++ b/tests/sys/kern/ptrace_test.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ ATF_TC_BODY(ptrace__parent_sees_exit_after_child_debugger, tc)
 	int cpipe[2], dpipe[2], status;
 	char c;
 
-	if (atf_tc_get_config_var_as_bool(tc, "ci"))
+	if (atf_tc_get_config_var_as_bool_wd(tc, "ci", false))
 		atf_tc_skip("https://bugs.freebsd.org/239399");
 
 	ATF_REQUIRE(pipe(cpipe) == 0);
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ ATF_TC_BODY(ptrace__follow_fork_both_attached_unrelated_debugger, tc)
 	pid_t children[2], fpid, wpid;
 	int cpipe[2], status;
 
-	if (atf_tc_get_config_var_as_bool(tc, "ci"))
+	if (atf_tc_get_config_var_as_bool_wd(tc, "ci", false))
 		atf_tc_skip("https://bugs.freebsd.org/239397");
 
 	ATF_REQUIRE(pipe(cpipe) == 0);
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ ATF_TC_BODY(ptrace__follow_fork_child_detached_unrelated_debugger, tc)
 	pid_t children[2], fpid, wpid;
 	int cpipe[2], status;
 
-	if (atf_tc_get_config_var_as_bool(tc, "ci"))
+	if (atf_tc_get_config_var_as_bool_wd(tc, "ci", false))
 		atf_tc_skip("https://bugs.freebsd.org/239292");
 
 	ATF_REQUIRE(pipe(cpipe) == 0);
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ ATF_TC_BODY(ptrace__follow_fork_parent_detached_unrelated_debugger, tc)
 	pid_t children[2], fpid, wpid;
 	int cpipe[2], status;
 
-	if (atf_tc_get_config_var_as_bool(tc, "ci"))
+	if (atf_tc_get_config_var_as_bool_wd(tc, "ci", false))
 		atf_tc_skip("https://bugs.freebsd.org/239425");
 
 	ATF_REQUIRE(pipe(cpipe) == 0);
@@ -2089,7 +2089,7 @@ ATF_TC_BODY(ptrace__PT_KILL_competing_stop, tc)
 	struct ptrace_lwpinfo pl;
 	struct sched_param sched_param;
 
-	if (atf_tc_get_config_var_as_bool(tc, "ci"))
+	if (atf_tc_get_config_var_as_bool_wd(tc, "ci", false))
 		atf_tc_skip("https://bugs.freebsd.org/220841");
 
 	ATF_REQUIRE((fpid = fork()) != -1);