diff --git a/api/src/foreign.rs b/api/src/foreign.rs
index f8ba7d80..4af5662e 100644
--- a/api/src/foreign.rs
+++ b/api/src/foreign.rs
@@ -420,6 +420,11 @@ macro_rules! doctest_helper_setup_doc_env_foreign {
 		use impls::{DefaultLCProvider, DefaultWalletImpl, HTTPNodeClient};
 		use libwallet::{BlockFees, IssueInvoiceTxArgs, Slate, WalletInst};
 
+		// don't run on windows CI, which gives very inconsistent results
+		if cfg!(windows) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		let dir = tempdir().map_err(|e| format!("{:#?}", e)).unwrap();
 		let dir = dir
 			.path()
diff --git a/api/src/owner.rs b/api/src/owner.rs
index 2e83a83d..e5c70ee2 100644
--- a/api/src/owner.rs
+++ b/api/src/owner.rs
@@ -2126,6 +2126,11 @@ macro_rules! doctest_helper_setup_doc_env {
 
 		use uuid::Uuid;
 
+		// don't run on windows CI, which gives very inconsistent results
+		if cfg!(windows) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		let dir = tempdir().map_err(|e| format!("{:#?}", e)).unwrap();
 		let dir = dir
 			.path()