diff --git a/smash/web/tests/test_RedcapConnector.py b/smash/web/tests/test_RedcapConnector.py
index bde702f4d61a714bbc250727f356c5d20a36c3ed..0841fbfd4c2135ee9846a0cac8743ea1691a3815 100644
--- a/smash/web/tests/test_RedcapConnector.py
+++ b/smash/web/tests/test_RedcapConnector.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # coding=utf-8
 
 import logging
+import unittest
 
 from django.test import TestCase
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ from web.views.notifications import get_today_midnight_date
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+# @unittest.skip("test redcap server is down")
 class TestRedcapConnector(TestCase):
     def test_invalid_configuration(self):
         redcap_connection = RedcapConnector()
diff --git a/smash/web/tests/view/test_redcap.py b/smash/web/tests/view/test_redcap.py
index 9026ee073d6a3952663e73cd19a54c64d845d02c..b169222bd9cec704beb4be1b606d8190c4b93002 100644
--- a/smash/web/tests/view/test_redcap.py
+++ b/smash/web/tests/view/test_redcap.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import unittest
 
 from django.urls import reverse
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ class RedcapViewTests(LoggedInTestCase):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('web.views.missing_redcap_subject'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
+    # @unittest.skip("test redcap server is down")
     def test_render_workers_list_request_with_valid_connection(self):
         prepare_test_redcap_connection()
 
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ class RedcapViewTests(LoggedInTestCase):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('web.views.inconsistent_redcap_subject'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
+    # @unittest.skip("test redcap server is down")
     def test_render_add_worker_request_with_valid_connection(self):
         prepare_test_redcap_connection()