diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md
index d03310ef..644baaf8 100644
--- a/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -159,13 +159,28 @@ export TEST_CLIENT_SECRET_FILENAME=
 export TEST_CLIENT_SECRET="ey.....................ab=="
 task functests
 ```
-Lastly when running the runner tests one can specify a namespace to isolate instances of assets in differnt 
+When running the runner tests one can specify a namespace to isolate instances of assets in differnt 
 runs:
 ```bash
 export ARCHIVIST_NAMESPACE=${RANDOM}
 FUNCTEST=execrunner task functests
 ```
 
+Additional environment variables:
+
+For testing sharing via an access policy requires a second auth token:
+
+```bash
+TEST_AUTHTOKEN_FILENAME_2=
+```
+
+Testing of the client token refresh logic can take 10 to 20 minutes to complete.
+To enable this test set:
+
+```bash
+TEST_REFRESH_TOKEN=anything
+```
+
 #### Testing Other Python Versions
 
 ##### Python 3.7 (default)
diff --git a/functests/execaccess_policies.py b/functests/execaccess_policies.py
index b8b5ab7e..617939ab 100644
--- a/functests/execaccess_policies.py
+++ b/functests/execaccess_policies.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from copy import deepcopy
 from os import getenv
-from unittest import TestCase
+from unittest import TestCase, skipIf
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 from archivist.archivist import Archivist
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ def test_access_policies_count(self):
         )
 
 
+@skipIf(
+    getenv("TEST_AUTHTOKEN_FILENAME_2") is None,
+    "cannot run test as TEST_AUTHTOKEN_FILENAME_2 is not set",
+)
 class TestAccessPolicies(TestAccessPoliciesBase):
     """
     Test Archivist AccessPolicies Create method
diff --git a/functests/execapplications.py b/functests/execapplications.py
index ea41a65f..87343c15 100644
--- a/functests/execapplications.py
+++ b/functests/execapplications.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from json import dumps as json_dumps
 from os import getenv
 from time import sleep
-from unittest import TestCase
+from unittest import TestCase, skipIf
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 from archivist.archivist import Archivist
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ def test_applications_list(self):
         """
         Test application list
         """
+        application = self.arch.applications.create(
+            self.display_name,
+            CUSTOM_CLAIMS,
+        )
         applications = list(self.arch.applications.list(display_name=self.display_name))
         self.assertGreater(
             len(applications),
@@ -193,6 +197,10 @@ def test_appidp_token_404(self):
                 client_secret,
             )
 
+    @skipIf(
+        getenv("TEST_REFRESH_TOKEN") is None,
+        "cannot run test as TEST_REFRESH_TOKEN is not set",
+    )
     def test_archivist_token(self):
         """
         Test archivist with client id/secret
diff --git a/scripts/builder.sh b/scripts/builder.sh
index 52e24910..65c749c1 100755
--- a/scripts/builder.sh
+++ b/scripts/builder.sh
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ docker run \
     -e TEST_CLIENT_SECRET \
     -e TEST_CLIENT_SECRET_FILENAME \
     -e TEST_DEBUG \
+    -e TEST_REFRESH_TOKEN \
     jitsuin-archivist-python-builder \
     "$@"