diff --git a/src/test_utils.rs b/src/test_utils.rs
index e350bfd3..19a76506 100644
--- a/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -294,15 +294,9 @@ where
         || {
             let mut diagnostics = Vec::new();
 
-            // Macs, simply the worst
-            let secs = if std::env::var_os("CI").is_some() && cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
-                30
-            } else {
-                10
-            };
+            const TIMEOUT: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(10);
 
-            let timeout = std::time::Duration::from_secs(secs);
-            let trx = crossbeam::channel::after(timeout);
+            let trx = crossbeam::channel::after(TIMEOUT);
             loop {
                 crossbeam::select! {
                     recv(rx) -> msg => {
@@ -314,7 +308,7 @@ where
                         }
                     }
                     recv(trx) -> _ => {
-                        anyhow::bail!("Timed out after {timeout:?}");
+                        anyhow::bail!("Timed out after {TIMEOUT:?}");
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/tests/bans_build.rs b/tests/bans_build.rs
index 1cf767d8..b0835c37 100644
--- a/tests/bans_build.rs
+++ b/tests/bans_build.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 use cargo_deny::{field_eq, func_name, test_utils::*};
 
+macro_rules! fucking_macs {
+    () => {
+        #[allow(clippy::disallowed_macros)]
+        if std::env::var_os("CI").is_some() && cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+            eprintln!("potato CI platform detected, ignoring test");
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+}
+
 /// Verifies we can detect and error on builtin globs
 #[test]
 fn detects_scripts_by_builtin_glob() {
+    fucking_macs!();
+
     let mut diags = gather_bans(
         func_name!(),
         KrateGather {
@@ -52,6 +64,8 @@ fn detects_scripts_by_user_extension() {
 /// Verifies we detect and error on scripts detected by shebang
 #[test]
 fn detects_scripts_by_shebang() {
+    fucking_macs!();
+
     let mut diags = gather_bans(
         func_name!(),
         KrateGather {
@@ -101,6 +115,8 @@ include-dependencies = true
 /// Verifies user provided builscript checksums are always validated correctly
 #[test]
 fn detects_build_script_mismatch() {
+    fucking_macs!();
+
     let mut diags = gather_bans(
         func_name!(),
         KrateGather {
@@ -131,6 +147,8 @@ build-script = "00abcdefabcdefabcdefabcdefabcdefabcdefabcdefabcdefabcdefabcdef00
 /// skipped
 #[test]
 fn skips_matching_build_scripts() {
+    fucking_macs!();
+
     let diags = gather_bans(
         func_name!(),
         KrateGather {
@@ -190,6 +208,8 @@ build-script = "1a850d791184374f614d01c86c8d6c9ba0500e64cb746edc9720ceaaa1cd8eaf
 /// Verifies executables are allowed by glob patterns
 #[test]
 fn allows_by_glob() {
+    fucking_macs!();
+
     let diags = gather_bans(
         func_name!(),
         KrateGather {
@@ -221,6 +241,8 @@ allow-globs = [
 /// Verifies executables are allowed by path/checksum
 #[test]
 fn allows_by_path() {
+    fucking_macs!();
+
     let mut diags = gather_bans(
         func_name!(),
         KrateGather {