diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/CakeSocketTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/CakeSocketTest.php
index 26c84085e..de8d7deed 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/CakeSocketTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/CakeSocketTest.php
@@ -158,8 +158,12 @@ class CakeSocketTest extends CakeTestCase {
  * @return void
  */
 	public function testSocketWriting() {
-		$request = "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n";
-		$this->assertTrue((bool)$this->Socket->write($request));
+		try {
+			$request = "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n";
+			$this->assertTrue((bool)$this->Socket->write($request));
+		} catch (SocketException $e) {
+			$this->markTestSkipped('Cannot test network, skipping.');
+		}
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -169,14 +173,18 @@ class CakeSocketTest extends CakeTestCase {
  */
 	public function testSocketReading() {
 		$this->Socket = new CakeSocket(array('timeout' => 5));
-		$this->Socket->connect();
-		$this->assertEquals(null, $this->Socket->read(26));
+		try {
+			$this->Socket->connect();
+			$this->assertEquals(null, $this->Socket->read(26));
 
-		$config = array('host' => 'google.com', 'port' => 80, 'timeout' => 1);
-		$this->Socket = new CakeSocket($config);
-		$this->assertTrue($this->Socket->connect());
-		$this->assertEquals(null, $this->Socket->read(26));
-		$this->assertEquals('2: ' . __d('cake_dev', 'Connection timed out'), $this->Socket->lastError());
+			$config = array('host' => 'google.com', 'port' => 80, 'timeout' => 1);
+			$this->Socket = new CakeSocket($config);
+			$this->assertTrue($this->Socket->connect());
+			$this->assertEquals(null, $this->Socket->read(26));
+			$this->assertEquals('2: ' . __d('cake_dev', 'Connection timed out'), $this->Socket->lastError());
+		} catch (SocketException $e) {
+			$this->markTestSkipped('Cannot test network, skipping.');
+		}
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -187,12 +195,16 @@ class CakeSocketTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	public function testTimeOutConnection() {
 		$config = array('host' => '127.0.0.1', 'timeout' => 0.5);
 		$this->Socket = new CakeSocket($config);
-		$this->assertTrue($this->Socket->connect());
+		try {
+			$this->assertTrue($this->Socket->connect());
 
-		$config = array('host' => '127.0.0.1', 'timeout' => 0.00001);
-		$this->Socket = new CakeSocket($config);
-		$this->assertFalse($this->Socket->read(1024 * 1024));
-		$this->assertEquals('2: ' . __d('cake_dev', 'Connection timed out'), $this->Socket->lastError());
+			$config = array('host' => '127.0.0.1', 'timeout' => 0.00001);
+			$this->Socket = new CakeSocket($config);
+			$this->assertFalse($this->Socket->read(1024 * 1024));
+			$this->assertEquals('2: ' . __d('cake_dev', 'Connection timed out'), $this->Socket->lastError());
+		} catch (SocketException $e) {
+			$this->markTestSkipped('Cannot test network, skipping.');
+		}
 	}
 
 /**