diff --git a/tests/unit/test_stubs.py b/tests/unit/test_stubs.py
index 7eb0684..a4bc7a1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_stubs.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_stubs.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from vcr.stubs import VCRHTTPSConnection
 from vcr.compat import mock
 from vcr.cassette import Cassette
-
+import pytest
 
 class TestVCRConnection(object):
 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class TestVCRConnection(object):
         assert vcr_connection.real_connection.ssl_version == 'example_ssl_version'
 
     @mock.patch('vcr.cassette.Cassette.can_play_response_for', return_value=False)
+    @pytest.mark.skip('requires network access')
     def testing_connect(*args):
         vcr_connection = VCRHTTPSConnection('www.google.com')
         vcr_connection.cassette = Cassette('test', record_mode='all')