diff --git a/test/acceptance/multilayer.js b/test/acceptance/multilayer.js
index 3b459ce6..84b1e220 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/multilayer.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/multilayer.js
@@ -111,15 +111,17 @@ suite('multilayer:postgres=' + cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue, function(
               assert.ok(cc); 
               var dbname = test_database;
               assert.equal(cc.substring(0, dbname.length), dbname);
-              var jsonquery = cc.substring(dbname.length+1);
-              var sentquery = JSON.parse(jsonquery);
-              var expectedQuery = [layergroup.layers[0].options.sql, ';', layergroup.layers[1].options.sql].join('');
-              assert.equal(sentquery.q, 'WITH querytables AS ( SELECT * FROM CDB_QueryTables($windshaft$'
-                + expectedQuery
-                + '$windshaft$) as tablenames )'
-                + ' SELECT (SELECT tablenames FROM querytables), EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM max(updated_at)) as max'
-                + ' FROM CDB_TableMetadata m'
-                + ' WHERE m.tabname = any ((SELECT tablenames from querytables)::regclass[])');
+              if (!cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue) { // only test if it was using the SQL API
+                  var jsonquery = cc.substring(dbname.length + 1);
+                  var sentquery = JSON.parse(jsonquery);
+                  var expectedQuery = [layergroup.layers[0].options.sql, ';', layergroup.layers[1].options.sql].join('');
+                  assert.equal(sentquery.q, 'WITH querytables AS ( SELECT * FROM CDB_QueryTables($windshaft$'
+                      + expectedQuery
+                      + '$windshaft$) as tablenames )'
+                      + ' SELECT (SELECT tablenames FROM querytables), EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM max(updated_at)) as max'
+                      + ' FROM CDB_TableMetadata m'
+                      + ' WHERE m.tabname = any ((SELECT tablenames from querytables)::regclass[])');
+              }
 
               assert.imageEqualsFile(res.body, 'test/fixtures/test_table_0_0_0_multilayer1.png', IMAGE_EQUALS_HIGHER_TOLERANCE_PER_MIL,
                 function(err, similarity) {
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ suite('multilayer:postgres=' + cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue, function(
         layers: [
            { options: {
                sql: 'select 1 as cartodb_id, '
-                  + 'ST_Buffer(!bbox!, -32*greatest(!pixel_width!,!pixel_height!)) as the_geom_webmercator',
+                  + 'ST_Buffer(!bbox!, -32*greatest(!pixel_width!,!pixel_height!)) as the_geom_webmercator from test_table limit 1',
                cartocss: '#layer { polygon-fill:red; }', 
                cartocss_version: '2.0.1',
                interactivity: 'cartodb_id'
@@ -387,21 +389,23 @@ suite('multilayer:postgres=' + cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue, function(
 
               // Check X-Cache-Channel
               var cc = res.headers['x-cache-channel'];
-              assert.ok(cc); 
+              assert.ok(cc);
               var dbname = test_database;
               assert.equal(cc.substring(0, dbname.length), dbname);
-              var jsonquery = cc.substring(dbname.length+1);
-              var sentquery = JSON.parse(jsonquery);
-              var expectedQuery = layergroup.layers[0].options.sql
-                  .replace(/!bbox!/g, 'ST_MakeEnvelope(0,0,0,0)')
-                  .replace(/!pixel_width!/g, '1')
-                  .replace(/!pixel_height!/g, '1');
-              assert.equal(sentquery.q, 'WITH querytables AS ( SELECT * FROM CDB_QueryTables($windshaft$'
-                  + expectedQuery
-                  + '$windshaft$) as tablenames )'
-                  + ' SELECT (SELECT tablenames FROM querytables), EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM max(updated_at)) as max'
-                  + ' FROM CDB_TableMetadata m'
-                  + ' WHERE m.tabname = any ((SELECT tablenames from querytables)::regclass[])');
+              if (!cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue) { // only test if it was using the SQL API
+                  var jsonquery = cc.substring(dbname.length + 1);
+                  var sentquery = JSON.parse(jsonquery);
+                  var expectedQuery = layergroup.layers[0].options.sql
+                      .replace(/!bbox!/g, 'ST_MakeEnvelope(0,0,0,0)')
+                      .replace(/!pixel_width!/g, '1')
+                      .replace(/!pixel_height!/g, '1');
+                  assert.equal(sentquery.q, 'WITH querytables AS ( SELECT * FROM CDB_QueryTables($windshaft$'
+                      + expectedQuery
+                      + '$windshaft$) as tablenames )'
+                      + ' SELECT (SELECT tablenames FROM querytables), EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM max(updated_at)) as max'
+                      + ' FROM CDB_TableMetadata m'
+                      + ' WHERE m.tabname = any ((SELECT tablenames from querytables)::regclass[])');
+              }
 
               assert.imageEqualsFile(res.body, 'test/fixtures/test_multilayer_bbox.png', IMAGE_EQUALS_TOLERANCE_PER_MIL,
                 function(err, similarity) {
@@ -427,18 +431,20 @@ suite('multilayer:postgres=' + cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue, function(
               assert.ok(cc); 
               var dbname = test_database;
               assert.equal(cc.substring(0, dbname.length), dbname);
-              var jsonquery = cc.substring(dbname.length+1);
-              var sentquery = JSON.parse(jsonquery);
-              var expectedQuery = layergroup.layers[0].options.sql
-                  .replace('!bbox!', 'ST_MakeEnvelope(0,0,0,0)')
-                  .replace('!pixel_width!', '1')
-                  .replace('!pixel_height!', '1');
-              assert.equal(sentquery.q, 'WITH querytables AS ( SELECT * FROM CDB_QueryTables($windshaft$'
-                  + expectedQuery
-                  + '$windshaft$) as tablenames )'
-                  + ' SELECT (SELECT tablenames FROM querytables), EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM max(updated_at)) as max'
-                  + ' FROM CDB_TableMetadata m'
-                  + ' WHERE m.tabname = any ((SELECT tablenames from querytables)::regclass[])');
+              if (!cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue) { // only test if it was using the SQL API
+                  var jsonquery = cc.substring(dbname.length + 1);
+                  var sentquery = JSON.parse(jsonquery);
+                  var expectedQuery = layergroup.layers[0].options.sql
+                      .replace('!bbox!', 'ST_MakeEnvelope(0,0,0,0)')
+                      .replace('!pixel_width!', '1')
+                      .replace('!pixel_height!', '1');
+                  assert.equal(sentquery.q, 'WITH querytables AS ( SELECT * FROM CDB_QueryTables($windshaft$'
+                      + expectedQuery
+                      + '$windshaft$) as tablenames )'
+                      + ' SELECT (SELECT tablenames FROM querytables), EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM max(updated_at)) as max'
+                      + ' FROM CDB_TableMetadata m'
+                      + ' WHERE m.tabname = any ((SELECT tablenames from querytables)::regclass[])');
+              }
 
               assert.imageEqualsFile(res.body, 'test/fixtures/test_multilayer_bbox.png', IMAGE_EQUALS_TOLERANCE_PER_MIL,
                 function(err, similarity) {
@@ -1217,8 +1223,10 @@ suite('multilayer:postgres=' + cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue, function(
           var parsedBody = JSON.parse(res.body);
           var token_components = parsedBody.layergroupid.split(':');
           expected_token = token_components[0];
-          var last_request = sqlapi_server.getLastRequest();
-          assert.equal(last_request.method, 'POST');
+          if (!cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue) { // only test if it was using the SQL API
+              var last_request = sqlapi_server.getLastRequest();
+              assert.equal(last_request.method, 'POST');
+          }
           return null;
         },
         function cleanup(err) {
@@ -1282,6 +1290,7 @@ suite('multilayer:postgres=' + cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue, function(
       );
     });
 
+    if (!cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue) { // only test if it was using the SQL API
     // See https://github.com/CartoDB/Windshaft-cartodb/issues/167
     test("lack of response from sql-api will result in a timeout", function(done) {
 
@@ -1322,6 +1331,7 @@ suite('multilayer:postgres=' + cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue, function(
         }
       );
     });
+    }
 
     var layergroupTtlRequest = {
         url: '/tiles/layergroup?config=' + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/test/acceptance/server.js b/test/acceptance/server.js
index 71a8ba58..9a8b2519 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/server.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/server.js
@@ -1150,10 +1150,12 @@ suite('server:postgres=' + cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue, function() {
             assert(cc, 'Missing X-Cache-Channel');
             var dbname = test_database;
             assert.equal(cc.substring(0, dbname.length), dbname);
-            var jsonquery = cc.substring(dbname.length+1);
-            var sentquery = JSON.parse(jsonquery);
-            assert.equal(sentquery.api_key, qo.map_key);
-            assert.equal(sentquery.q, 'SELECT CDB_QueryTables($windshaft$' + qo.sql + '$windshaft$)');
+            if (!cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue) { // only test if it was using the SQL API
+                var jsonquery = cc.substring(dbname.length + 1);
+                var sentquery = JSON.parse(jsonquery);
+                assert.equal(sentquery.api_key, qo.map_key);
+                assert.equal(sentquery.q, 'SELECT CDB_QueryTables($windshaft$' + qo.sql + '$windshaft$)');
+            }
             return null;
           },
           function finish(err) {
@@ -1162,6 +1164,7 @@ suite('server:postgres=' + cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue, function() {
         );
     });
 
+    if (!cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue) { // only test if it was a post if it's using the SQL API
     test("passes hostname header to sqlapi", function(done){
         var qo = {
           sql: "SELECT * from gadm4",
@@ -1193,7 +1196,9 @@ suite('server:postgres=' + cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue, function() {
           }
         );
     });
+    }
 
+    if (!cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue) { // only test if it was using the SQL API
     test("requests to skip cache on sqlapi error", function(done){
         var qo = {
           sql: "SELECT g.cartodb_id, g.codineprov, t.the_geom_webmercator "
@@ -1226,6 +1231,7 @@ suite('server:postgres=' + cdbQueryTablesFromPostgresEnabledValue, function() {
           }
         );
     });
+    }
 
     // Zoom is a special variable
     test("Specifying zoom level in CartoCSS does not need a 'zoom' variable in SQL output", function(done){