diff --git a/packages/tests-e2e/tests/appPagesRouter/host.test.ts b/packages/tests-e2e/tests/appPagesRouter/host.test.ts
index 98141106c..d2dd1729e 100644
--- a/packages/tests-e2e/tests/appPagesRouter/host.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tests-e2e/tests/appPagesRouter/host.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
  * Tests that the request.url is the deployed host and not localhost
  */
 test("Request.url is host", async ({ baseURL, page }) => {
+  // We skip this test when E2E is run locally with `http` as protocol.
+  // The cause can be seen here: https://github.com/opennextjs/opennextjs-aws/issues/969#issuecomment-3239569901
+  test.skip(
+    (baseURL ?? "").startsWith("http://localhost"),
+    "Skipping test on localhost",
+  );
   await page.goto("/api/host");
 
   const el = page.getByText(`{"url":"${baseURL}/api/host"}`);
diff --git a/packages/tests-e2e/tests/appRouter/host.test.ts b/packages/tests-e2e/tests/appRouter/host.test.ts
index 98141106c..d2dd1729e 100644
--- a/packages/tests-e2e/tests/appRouter/host.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tests-e2e/tests/appRouter/host.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
  * Tests that the request.url is the deployed host and not localhost
  */
 test("Request.url is host", async ({ baseURL, page }) => {
+  // We skip this test when E2E is run locally with `http` as protocol.
+  // The cause can be seen here: https://github.com/opennextjs/opennextjs-aws/issues/969#issuecomment-3239569901
+  test.skip(
+    (baseURL ?? "").startsWith("http://localhost"),
+    "Skipping test on localhost",
+  );
   await page.goto("/api/host");
 
   const el = page.getByText(`{"url":"${baseURL}/api/host"}`);