diff --git a/tests/test_op.py b/tests/test_op.py
index afd47924..cbb30ea5 100644
--- a/tests/test_op.py
+++ b/tests/test_op.py
@@ -907,6 +907,7 @@ def test_drop_table_schema(self):
         op.drop_table("tb_test", schema="foo")
         context.assert_("DROP TABLE foo.tb_test")
 
+    @config.requirements.sqlalchemy_14
     def test_drop_table_if_exists(self):
         context = op_fixture()
         op.drop_table("tb_test", if_exists=True)
@@ -1084,6 +1085,7 @@ def test_create_table_two_fk(self):
             "FOREIGN KEY(foo_bar) REFERENCES foo (bar))"
         )
 
+    @config.requirements.sqlalchemy_14
     def test_create_table_if_not_exists(self):
         context = op_fixture()
         op.create_table(
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index f1bfcac3..8da09d40 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [tox]
 
-
 envlist = py-sqlalchemy
 
 SQLA_REPO = {env:SQLA_REPO:git+https://github.com/sqlalchemy/sqlalchemy.git}
 
 [testenv]
+basepython = py311
 cov_args=--cov=alembic --cov-report term --cov-report xml
 
 deps=pytest>4.6,<8.2