diff --git a/test/0.8.9/sepolia-deployment.test.js b/test/0.8.9/sepolia-deployment.test.js
index aa0138f4d..5da321e34 100644
--- a/test/0.8.9/sepolia-deployment.test.js
+++ b/test/0.8.9/sepolia-deployment.test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ contract('SepoliaDepositAdapter deployment', ([deployer]) => {
   let depositAdapter
   let snapshot
 
-  before('deploy lido with dao', async () => {
+  before('deploy lido with dao', async function () {
+    if (!process.env.HARDHAT_FORKING_URL) {
+      return this.skip()
+    }
+
     depositAdapter = await SepoliaDepositAdapter.new(deployer, { from: deployer })
 
     snapshot = new EvmSnapshot(ethers.provider)
diff --git a/test/0.8.9/sepolia-deposit-adapter.test.js b/test/0.8.9/sepolia-deposit-adapter.test.js
index 835d8ea91..7c61e67df 100644
--- a/test/0.8.9/sepolia-deposit-adapter.test.js
+++ b/test/0.8.9/sepolia-deposit-adapter.test.js
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ contract('SepoliaDepositAdapter impl', ([deployer]) => {
   // const log = console.log
   const log = () => {}
 
-  before('deploy lido with dao', async () => {
+  before('deploy lido with dao', async function () {
+    if (!process.env.HARDHAT_FORKING_URL) {
+      return this.skip()
+    }
+
     // depositAdapter = await SepoliaDepositAdapter.at(sepoliaDepositAdapterContract)
     depositAdapter = await ethers.deployContract('SepoliaDepositAdapter', [sepoliaDepositContract])
     log('depositAdapter address', depositAdapter.address)