diff --git a/indra/test/llhttpclient_tut.cpp b/indra/test/llhttpclient_tut.cpp
index 21a0771d26a998d0d5fd3871fce4151291f092fa..a4b2f451448f696752128774fdf2e30872c418c6 100644
--- a/indra/test/llhttpclient_tut.cpp
+++ b/indra/test/llhttpclient_tut.cpp
@@ -325,9 +325,13 @@ namespace tut
 	template<> template<>
 		void HTTPClientTestObject::test<7>()
 	{
-		// Can not use the little mini server.  The blocking request won't ever let it run.
-		// Instead get from a known LLSD source and compare results with the non-blocking get
-		// which is tested against the mini server earlier.
+		// Can not use the little mini server.  The blocking request
+		// won't ever let it run.  Instead get from a known LLSD
+		// source and compare results with the non-blocking get which
+		// is tested against the mini server earlier.
+		skip_fail("secondlife.com is not reliable enough for unit tests.");
+
+
 		LLSD expected;
 
 		LLHTTPClient::get("http://secondlife.com/xmlhttp/homepage.php", newResult());