diff --git a/test/test_capture_http.py b/test/test_capture_http.py
index 41274d8..cd40075 100644
--- a/test/test_capture_http.py
+++ b/test/test_capture_http.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import time
 
 # must be imported before 'requests'
 from warcio.capture_http import capture_http
-from pytest import raises
+from pytest import raises, skip
 import requests
 
 import json
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ class TestCaptureHttpBin(object):
         assert data == 'somedatatopost'
 
     def test_post_chunked(self):
+        skip('requires internet connection')
+
         warc_writer = BufferWARCWriter(gzip=False)
 
         def nop_filter(request, response, recorder):
@@ -269,6 +271,8 @@ class TestCaptureHttpBin(object):
         os.remove(full_path)
 
     def test_remote(self):
+        skip('requires internet connection')
+
         with capture_http(warc_version='1.1', gzip=True) as writer:
             requests.get('http://example.com/')
             requests.get('https://google.com/')
diff --git a/test/test_capture_http_proxy.py b/test/test_capture_http_proxy.py
index fba301d..a64e096 100644
--- a/test/test_capture_http_proxy.py
+++ b/test/test_capture_http_proxy.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import time
 import requests
 from warcio.archiveiterator import ArchiveIterator
 
-from pytest import raises
+from pytest import raises, skip
 
 
 # ==================================================================
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ class TestCaptureHttpProxy():
         time.sleep(0.1)
 
     def test_capture_http_proxy(self):
+        skip('requires internet connection')
+
         with capture_http() as warc_writer:
             res = requests.get("http://example.com/test", proxies=self.proxies, verify=False)
 
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ class TestCaptureHttpProxy():
             assert next(ai)
 
     def test_capture_https_proxy(self):
+        skip('requires internet connection')
+
         with capture_http() as warc_writer:
             res = requests.get("https://example.com/test", proxies=self.proxies, verify=False)
             res = requests.get("https://example.com/foo", proxies=self.proxies, verify=False)
@@ -110,6 +114,8 @@ class TestCaptureHttpProxy():
             assert next(ai)
 
     def test_capture_https_proxy_same_session(self):
+        skip('requires internet connection')
+
         sesh = requests.session()
         with capture_http() as warc_writer:
             res = sesh.get("https://example.com/test", proxies=self.proxies, verify=False)