diff --git a/tests/api/gef_memory.py b/tests/api/gef_memory.py
index 19d2d350b..e5cb60e56 100644
--- a/tests/api/gef_memory.py
+++ b/tests/api/gef_memory.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from tests.base import RemoteGefUnitTestGeneric
 
 from tests.utils import (
+    ARCH,
     debug_target,
     gdbserver_session,
     qemuuser_session,
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ def test_func_parse_maps_remote_gdbserver(self):
             sections = gef.memory.maps
             assert len(sections) > 0
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(ARCH not in ("x86_64",), reason=f"Skipped for {ARCH}")
     def test_func_parse_maps_remote_qemu(self):
         gdb, gef = self._gdb, self._gef
         # When in a gef-remote qemu-user session `parse_gdb_info_proc_maps`
diff --git a/tests/api/gef_session.py b/tests/api/gef_session.py
index 0a0e2ce7b..a24c04370 100644
--- a/tests/api/gef_session.py
+++ b/tests/api/gef_session.py
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 import pathlib
 import random
 import re
+import pytest
 
 from tests.base import RemoteGefUnitTestGeneric
 
 from tests.utils import (
+    ARCH,
     debug_target,
     gdbserver_session,
     qemuuser_session,
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ def test_root_dir_remote(self):
                 expected.st_ino == result.st_ino
             )
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(ARCH not in ("x86_64",), reason=f"Skipped for {ARCH}")
     def test_root_dir_qemu(self):
         gdb, gef = self._gdb, self._gef
 
diff --git a/tests/commands/canary.py b/tests/commands/canary.py
index 840664658..5e76deb4b 100644
--- a/tests/commands/canary.py
+++ b/tests/commands/canary.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ def setUp(self) -> None:
         self._target = debug_target("canary")
         return super().setUp()
 
-
     def test_cmd_canary(self):
         assert ERROR_INACTIVE_SESSION_MESSAGE == self._gdb.execute("canary", to_string=True)
         self._gdb.execute("start")
@@ -21,14 +20,14 @@ def test_cmd_canary(self):
         assert "The canary of process" in res
         assert self._gef.session.canary[0] == self._gef.session.original_canary[0]
 
-
     def test_overwrite_canary(self):
         gdb, gef = self._gdb, self._gef
 
         gdb.execute("start")
+        _, canary_address = gef.session.canary
         if is_64b():
-            gef.memory.write(gef.arch.canary_address(), p64(0xdeadbeef))
+            gef.memory.write(canary_address, p64(0xDEADBEEF))
         else:
-            gef.memory.write(gef.arch.canary_address(), p32(0xdeadbeef))
-        res = u32(gef.memory.read(gef.arch.canary_address(), gef.arch.ptrsize))
+            gef.memory.write(canary_address, p32(0xDEADBEEF))
+        res = u32(gef.memory.read(canary_address, gef.arch.ptrsize))
         assert 0xdeadbeef == res
diff --git a/tests/commands/gef_remote.py b/tests/commands/gef_remote.py
index b5c980667..578547f8b 100644
--- a/tests/commands/gef_remote.py
+++ b/tests/commands/gef_remote.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 from tests.base import RemoteGefUnitTestGeneric
 from tests.utils import (
+    ARCH,
     debug_target,
     gdbserver_session,
     qemuuser_session,
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ def test_cmd_gef_remote_gdbserver(self):
             assert res.endswith(f"pid={gef.session.pid}, mode={gdbserver_mode})")
 
     @pytest.mark.slow
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(ARCH not in ("x86_64",), reason=f"Skipped for {ARCH}")
     def test_cmd_gef_remote_qemu_user(self):
         gdb = self._gdb
         gef = self._gef
diff --git a/tests/commands/scan.py b/tests/commands/scan.py
index b32c636d7..18372463d 100644
--- a/tests/commands/scan.py
+++ b/tests/commands/scan.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class ScanCommand(RemoteGefUnitTestGeneric):
     """`scan` command test module"""
 
     def setUp(self) -> None:
-        self._target = debug_target("checksec-no-pie")
+        self._target = debug_target("default")
         return super().setUp()
 
     def test_cmd_scan(self):
diff --git a/tests/commands/vmmap.py b/tests/commands/vmmap.py
index 591d3b387..1ac0c5a2e 100644
--- a/tests/commands/vmmap.py
+++ b/tests/commands/vmmap.py
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ def test_cmd_vmmap(self):
         res = gdb.execute("vmmap stack", to_string=True)
         self.assertGreater(len(res.splitlines()), 1)
 
-        res = gdb.execute("vmmap $rip", to_string=True)
+        res = gdb.execute("vmmap $pc", to_string=True)
         self.assertEqual(len(res.splitlines()), 2)