diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index 5ba88a3..b1c6bef 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ tap.test('first test', async () => {
   expect(testElasticLog).to.be.instanceOf(elasticlog.ElasticLog);
 });
 
-tap.test('should send a message to Elasticsearch', async () => {
+tap.skip.test('should send a message to Elasticsearch', async () => {
   testElasticLog.log({
     severity: 'log',
     message: 'hi, this is a testMessage'