diff --git a/pro/01_hostname-and-interfaces.t b/pro/01_hostname-and-interfaces.t
index f788ad9..8a426cb 100755
--- a/pro/01_hostname-and-interfaces.t
+++ b/pro/01_hostname-and-interfaces.t
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ sub main {
 	}
 
 	SKIP: {
+
 		skip 'fqdn not found', 2
 			if not defined $hostname_fqdn_ip;
 
@@ -88,6 +89,9 @@ sub main {
 				if $ENV{TEST_VERBOSE};
 		}
 
+		skip 'DNS resolve check as requested via env SKIP_DNS_CHECK_TEST=true', 1
+			if $ENV{SKIP_DNS_CHECK_TEST};
+
 		# check if every interface has a hostname set (different from the ip)
 		eq_or_diff(
 			[ map {