diff --git a/tests/cases/extensions/adapter/queue/BeanstalkTest.php b/tests/cases/extensions/adapter/queue/BeanstalkTest.php
index 776b654..ee8b151 100644
--- a/tests/cases/extensions/adapter/queue/BeanstalkTest.php
+++ b/tests/cases/extensions/adapter/queue/BeanstalkTest.php
@@ -9,11 +9,32 @@
 namespace li3_queue\tests\cases\extensions\adapter\queue;
 
 use li3_queue\extensions\adapter\queue\Beanstalk;
+use lithium\core\NetworkException;
 
 class BeanstalkTest extends \lithium\test\Unit {
 
 	public $beanstalk = null;
 
+	protected $_testConfig = array(
+		'host' => '127.0.0.1',
+		'port' => 11300,
+		'autoConnect' => true
+	);
+
+	public function skip() {
+		$config = $this->_testConfig;
+
+		try {
+			$conn = new Beanstalk($config);
+		} catch (NetworkException $e) {
+			$message  = "A Beanstalk server does not appear to be running on ";
+			$message .= $config['host'] . ':' . $config['port'];
+			$hasBeanstalk = ($e->getCode() != 503) ? true : false;
+			$this->skipIf(!$hasBeanstalk, $message);
+		}
+		unset($conn);
+	}
+
 	public function testInitialize() {
 		$beanstalk = new Beanstalk();
 		$this->assertInternalType('object', $beanstalk);
diff --git a/tests/cases/net/beanstalk/ServiceTest.php b/tests/cases/net/beanstalk/ServiceTest.php
index 4fb839c..4c8290f 100644
--- a/tests/cases/net/beanstalk/ServiceTest.php
+++ b/tests/cases/net/beanstalk/ServiceTest.php
@@ -3,11 +3,33 @@
 namespace li3_queue\tests\cases\net\beanstalk;
 
 use li3_queue\net\beanstalk\Service;
+use lithium\core\NetworkException;
 
 class ServiceTest extends \lithium\test\Unit {
 
 	public $service = null;
 
+	protected $_testConfig = array(
+		'host' => '127.0.0.1',
+		'port' => 11300
+	);
+
+	public function skip() {
+		$config = $this->_testConfig;
+
+		$conn = new Service($config);
+
+		try {
+			$conn->connect();
+		} catch (NetworkException $e) {
+			$message  = "A Beanstalk server does not appear to be running on ";
+			$message .= $config['host'] . ':' . $config['port'];
+			$hasBeanstalk = ($e->getCode() != 503) ? true : false;
+			$this->skipIf(!$hasBeanstalk, $message);
+		}
+		unset($conn);
+	}
+
 	public function testConnection() {
 		$service = new Service();
 		$result = $service->connect();