diff --git a/debian/patches/01-skip-network-tests.patch b/debian/patches/01-skip-network-tests.patch
index 37e3c5f..dbfa188 100644
--- a/debian/patches/01-skip-network-tests.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/01-skip-network-tests.patch
@@ -13,3 +13,14 @@
  	rec := recorder.NewReporter()
  	defer rec.Close()
  
+--- a/tracing/opencensus/http_test.go
++++ b/tracing/opencensus/http_test.go
+@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import (
+ )
+ 
+ func TestHTTPClientTrace(t *testing.T) {
++	t.Skip("Skipping test requiring internet connectivity")
++
+ 	var (
+ 		err     error
+ 		rec     = &recordingExporter{}