diff --git a/tests/test_build_latex.py b/tests/test_build_latex.py

index 55f48cd..78ccecd 100644

--- a/tests/test_build_latex.py

+++ b/tests/test_build_latex.py

@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ def test_latex_raw_directive(app, status, warning):

     assert 'HTML: abc  ghi' in result

     assert 'LaTeX: abc def ghi' in result

-

+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="this test requires internet connection")

 @pytest.mark.sphinx('latex', testroot='images')

 def test_latex_remote_images(app, status, warning):

     app.builder.build_all()