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@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ Or if you want to test that a specific file executes correctly run::
 There is also a gradle task called ``itest`` which will execute all of the
 above steps.
 
+.. note::
+
+    To run the test your network connection should be up and running, else
+    some of the tests will fail.
+
+
 Building and running Crate
 --------------------------