diff --git a/yaml-tests/src/main/java/com/apple/foundationdb/relational/yamltests/server/RunExternalServerExtension.java b/yaml-tests/src/main/java/com/apple/foundationdb/relational/yamltests/server/RunExternalServerExtension.java
index a8d490ce8a..c3d0416d6c 100644
--- a/yaml-tests/src/main/java/com/apple/foundationdb/relational/yamltests/server/RunExternalServerExtension.java
+++ b/yaml-tests/src/main/java/com/apple/foundationdb/relational/yamltests/server/RunExternalServerExtension.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assumptions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.AfterAllCallback;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.BeforeAllCallback;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionContext;
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ public String getVersion() {
 
     @Override
     public void beforeAll(ExtensionContext context) throws Exception {
-        Assumptions.abort(); // Will be able to re-enable when we have a published external server to use here
         File jar;
         if (jarName == null) {
             final File externalDirectory = new File(Objects.requireNonNull(System.getProperty(EXTERNAL_SERVER_PROPERTY_NAME)));
@@ -103,11 +101,7 @@ public void beforeAll(ExtensionContext context) throws Exception {
         processBuilder.redirectOutput(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
         processBuilder.redirectError(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
 
-        this.serverProcess = processBuilder.start();
-
-        // TODO: There should be a better way to figure out that the server is fully up and  running
-        Thread.sleep(3000);
-        if (!serverProcess.isAlive()) {
+        if (!startServer(processBuilder)) {
             Assertions.fail("Failed to start the external server");
         }
 
@@ -135,4 +129,22 @@ public void afterAll(ExtensionContext context) throws Exception {
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean startServer(ProcessBuilder processBuilder) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        try {
+            serverProcess = processBuilder.start();
+            // TODO: There should be a better way to figure out that the server is fully up and  running
+            Thread.sleep(3000);
+            if (!serverProcess.isAlive()) {
+                throw new Exception("Failed to start server once - retrying");
+            }
+            return true;
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            // Try once more
+            serverProcess = processBuilder.start();
+            // TODO: There should be a better way to figure out that the server is fully up and  running
+            Thread.sleep(3000);
+        }
+
+        return serverProcess.isAlive();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/yaml-tests/src/test/java/JDBCYamlIntegrationTests.java b/yaml-tests/src/test/java/JDBCYamlIntegrationTests.java
index 34449a5831..1ce0731857 100644
--- a/yaml-tests/src/test/java/JDBCYamlIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/yaml-tests/src/test/java/JDBCYamlIntegrationTests.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * This source file is part of the FoundationDB open source project
  *
- * Copyright 2021-2024 Apple Inc. and the FoundationDB project authors
+ * Copyright 2015-2025 Apple Inc. and the FoundationDB project authors
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,69 +27,6 @@
  */
 public abstract class JDBCYamlIntegrationTests extends YamlIntegrationTests {
 
-    @Override
-    @Test
-    @Disabled("TODO: Flakey")
-    public void orderBy() throws Exception {
-        super.orderBy();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    @Test
-    @Disabled("TODO: Flakey")
-    public void scenarioTests() throws Exception {
-        super.scenarioTests();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    @Test
-    @Disabled("Requires continuation support")
-    public void versionsTests() throws Exception {
-        super.versionsTests();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    @Test
-    @Disabled("TODO: Need to work on supporting labels")
-    public void maxRows() throws Exception {
-        super.maxRows();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    @Test
-    @Disabled("TODO")
-    public void selectAStar() throws Exception {
-        super.selectAStar();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    @Test
-    @Disabled("TODO: Flakey")
-    public void aggregateIndexTestsCount() throws Exception {
-        super.aggregateIndexTestsCount();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    @Test
-    @Disabled("TODO: Flakey")
-    public void joinTests() throws Exception {
-        super.joinTests();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    @Test
-    @Disabled("TODO: Flakey")
-    public void nested() throws Exception {
-        super.nested();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    @Test
-    @Disabled("TODO: Flakey")
-    public void showcasingTests() throws Exception {
-        super.showcasingTests();
-    }
-
     @Override
     @Test
     @Disabled("TODO: Not supported")
diff --git a/yaml-tests/src/test/java/MultiServerJDBCYamlTests.java b/yaml-tests/src/test/java/MultiServerJDBCYamlTests.java
index 7e5ef1c8a4..7d31cdc411 100644
--- a/yaml-tests/src/test/java/MultiServerJDBCYamlTests.java
+++ b/yaml-tests/src/test/java/MultiServerJDBCYamlTests.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * This source file is part of the FoundationDB open source project
  *
- * Copyright 2021-2024 Apple Inc. and the FoundationDB project authors
+ * Copyright 2015-2025 Apple Inc. and the FoundationDB project authors
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import com.apple.foundationdb.relational.yamltests.MultiServerConnectionFactory;
 import com.apple.foundationdb.relational.yamltests.YamlRunner;
 import com.apple.foundationdb.relational.yamltests.server.RunExternalServerExtension;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
 
@@ -93,40 +92,4 @@ public Set<String> getVersionsUnderTest() {
             }
         };
     }
-
-    @Override
-    @Disabled("Test asserts about quantifiers")
-    public void updateDeleteReturning() throws Exception {
-        super.updateDeleteReturning();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    @Disabled("Test asserts about quantifiers")
-    public void indexedFunctions() throws Exception {
-        super.indexedFunctions();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    @Disabled("Test asserts about quantifiers")
-    public void bitmap() throws Exception {
-        super.bitmap();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    @Disabled("Test asserts about quantifiers")
-    public void cte() throws Exception {
-        super.cte();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    @Disabled("Test asserts about quantifiers")
-    public void unionEmptyTables() throws Exception {
-        super.unionEmptyTables();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    @Disabled("Test asserts about quantifiers")
-    public void union() throws Exception {
-        super.union();
-    }
 }