diff --git a/tests/integration/app_deploy.bats b/tests/integration/app_deploy.bats
index 3700581f..285ff4da 100644
--- a/tests/integration/app_deploy.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/app_deploy.bats
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ teardown(){
 }
 
 @test "ensure domain is checked" {
+  if [[ "$TEST_SERVER" == "default" ]]; then
+      skip "domain checks are disabled for local server"
+  fi
+
   appDomain="custom-html.DOESNTEXIST"
 
   run $ABRA app new custom-html \