diff --git a/test/libwhisper/shhrpc.cpp b/test/libwhisper/shhrpc.cpp
index 7729ec855..05b769fc4 100644
--- a/test/libwhisper/shhrpc.cpp
+++ b/test/libwhisper/shhrpc.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(shhrpc, Setup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(basic)
 {
+	if (test::Options::get().nonetwork)
+		return;
+
 	cnote << "Testing web3 basic functionality...";
 
 	web3->startNetwork();
@@ -152,6 +155,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(basic)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(send)
 {
+	if (test::Options::get().nonetwork)
+		return;
+
 	cnote << "Testing web3 send...";
 
 	bool sent = false;
@@ -220,6 +226,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(send)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(receive)
 {
+	if (test::Options::get().nonetwork)
+		return;
+
 	cnote << "Testing web3 receive...";
 
 	bool sent = false;
@@ -287,6 +296,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(receive)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(serverBasic)
 {
+	if (test::Options::get().nonetwork)
+		return;
+
 	cnote << "Testing basic jsonrpc server...";
 
 	string s = jsonrpcServer->web3_clientVersion();
@@ -322,6 +334,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(serverBasic)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(server)
 {
+	if (test::Options::get().nonetwork)
+		return;
+
 	cnote << "Testing server functionality...";
 
 	bool b;