--- a/ase/test/calculator/socketio/test_ipi_protocol_bfgs.py
+++ b/ase/test/calculator/socketio/test_ipi_protocol_bfgs.py
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
     'inet',
     pytest.param('unix', marks=unix_only),
 ])
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="not running tests requiring network access")
 def test_ipi_protocol(sockettype, testdir):
     try:
         run_server(sockettype=sockettype)