diff --git a/.env.test b/.env.test
index a9b0cccf..eaf0673c 100644
--- a/.env.test
+++ b/.env.test
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@ PANTHER_APP_ENV=panther
 PANTHER_ERROR_SCREENSHOT_DIR=./var/error-screenshots
 
 # Doctrine automatically adds an _test suffix to database name in test env
-DATABASE_URL=mysql://root:@127.0.0.1:3306/part-db
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+DATABASE_URL=mysql://root:@127.0.0.1:3306/part-db
+
+# Disable update checks, as tests would fail, when github is not reachable
+CHECK_FOR_UPDATES=1
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