--- a/collector/exporter_test.go
+++ b/collector/exporter_test.go
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ func TestExporter(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetMySQLVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("Test requires running mysqld")
+
 	if testing.Short() {
 		t.Skip("-short is passed, skipping test")
 	}
--- a/mysqld_exporter_test.go
+++ b/mysqld_exporter_test.go
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ type bin struct {
 
 // TestBin builds, runs and tests binary.
 func TestBin(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("Test requires network access")
+
 	var err error
 	binName := "mysqld_exporter"