diff --git a/Dapper.Tests/Providers/MySQLTests.cs b/Dapper.Tests/Providers/MySQLTests.cs
index 306336887..edd6e589e 100644
--- a/Dapper.Tests/Providers/MySQLTests.cs
+++ b/Dapper.Tests/Providers/MySQLTests.cs
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ private static MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlConnection GetMySqlConnection(bool op
         [FactMySql]
         public void DapperEnumValue_Mysql()
         {
-            using (var connection = GetMySqlConnection())
+            using (var conn = GetMySqlConnection())
             {
-                Common.DapperEnumValue(connection);
+                Common.DapperEnumValue(conn);
             }
         }
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public void Issue295_NullableDateTime_MySql_Default()
         {
             using (var conn = GetMySqlConnection(true, false, false))
             {
-                Common.TestDateTime(connection);
+                Common.TestDateTime(conn);
             }
         }
 
@@ -86,25 +86,25 @@ public void Issue295_NullableDateTime_MySql_ConvertZeroDatetime()
         {
             using (var conn = GetMySqlConnection(true, true, false))
             {
-                Common.TestDateTime(connection);
+                Common.TestDateTime(conn);
             }
         }
 
-        [FactMySql]
+        [FactMySql(Skip = "See https://github.com/StackExchange/Dapper/issues/295, AllowZeroDateTime=True is not supported")]
         public void Issue295_NullableDateTime_MySql_AllowZeroDatetime()
         {
             using (var conn = GetMySqlConnection(true, false, true))
             {
-                Common.TestDateTime(connection);
+                Common.TestDateTime(conn);
             }
         }
 
-        [FactMySql]
+        [FactMySql(Skip = "See https://github.com/StackExchange/Dapper/issues/295, AllowZeroDateTime=True is not supported")]
         public void Issue295_NullableDateTime_MySql_ConvertAllowZeroDatetime()
         {
             using (var conn = GetMySqlConnection(true, true, true))
             {
-                Common.TestDateTime(connection);
+                Common.TestDateTime(conn);
             }
         }
 
@@ -186,4 +186,4 @@ static FactMySqlAttribute()
         }
     }
 }
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/Dapper.Tests/TestBase.cs b/Dapper.Tests/TestBase.cs
index 1d595377b..dccf38f23 100644
--- a/Dapper.Tests/TestBase.cs
+++ b/Dapper.Tests/TestBase.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static TestBase()
 
         public void Dispose()
         {
-            connection?.Dispose();
+            _connection?.Dispose();
         }
     }
 }