diff --git a/backend/internal/client/client_test.go b/backend/internal/client/client_test.go
index 7c38e7d..c666ade 100644
--- a/backend/internal/client/client_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/client/client_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 const model = "qwen3.5-9b-thinking"
 
 func TestSendMessage(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("skipping integration test against llm-api endpoint")
 	// Initialize Client
 	baseURL, err := url.Parse("https://llm-api.va.reichard.io/v1")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ func TestSendMessage(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSummarizeChat(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("skipping integration test against llm-api endpoint")
 	// Initialize Client
 	baseURL, err := url.Parse("https://llm-api.va.reichard.io/v1")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ func TestSummarizeChat(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSendMessageWithImage(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("skipping integration test against llm-api endpoint")
 	// Initialize Client
 	baseURL, err := url.Parse("https://llm-api.va.reichard.io/v1")
 	if err != nil {