diff --git a/container/docker_images_test.go b/container/docker_images_test.go
index c6ef7a5..ccbdd96 100644
--- a/container/docker_images_test.go
+++ b/container/docker_images_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func TestImageExistsLocally(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping integration test")
+	}
 	// to help make this test reliable and not flaky, we need to have
 	// an image that will exist, and onew that won't exist