diff --git a/test/tests/val-2c/tests b/test/tests/val-2c/tests
index 86b330c3..c3d6a4c4 100644
--- a/test/tests/val-2c/tests
+++ b/test/tests/val-2c/tests
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
     input = val-2c_immediate_injection.i
     csvdiff = val-2c_immediate_injection_csv.csv
     requirement = 'The system shall be able to model the Test Cell Release Experiment (val-2c) with immediate T2 injection.'
-    rel_err = 1e-4 # needed for - p2 tests
-    recover = false
+    max_parallel = 1 # see #200
+    recover = false # see #196
   []
   [val-2c_immediate_injection_exodus]
     type = Exodiff
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     exodiff = val-2c_immediate_injection_out.e
     custom_cmp = 'val-2c_exodus.exodiff'
     requirement = 'The system shall be able to model the Test Cell Release Experiment (val-2c) with immediate T2 injection and properly compute the exodus file.'
-    recover = false
+    max_parallel = 1 # see #200
+    recover = false # see #196
   []
   [val-2c_delay_csv]
     type = CSVDiff
@@ -25,8 +26,9 @@
     csvdiff = val-2c_delay_csv.csv
     requirement = 'The system shall be able to model the Test Cell Release Experiment (val-2c) with delayed T2 injection.'
     abs_zero = 1e-8
-    rel_err = 1e-5 # needed for - p2 tests
-    recover = false
+    rel_err = 1e-5 # needed for -p 2 tests
+    max_parallel = 1 # see #200
+    recover = false # see #196
   []
   [val-2c_delay_exodus]
     type = Exodiff
@@ -36,7 +38,8 @@
     exodiff = val-2c_delay_out.e
     custom_cmp = 'val-2c_exodus.exodiff'
     requirement = 'The system shall be able to model the Test Cell Release Experiment (val-2c) with delayed T2 injection and properly compute the exodus file.'
-    recover = false
+    max_parallel = 1 # see #200
+    recover = false # see #196
   []
   [val-2c_delay_comparison]
     type = RunCommand