diff --git a/script/test b/script/test
index 5e7fec10..5ee24559 100755
--- a/script/test
+++ b/script/test
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@ lein test :only babashka.classpath-test/classpath-env-test
 
 export BABASHKA_POD_TEST=true
 lein test :only babashka.pod-test
+
+export BABASHKA_SOCKET_REPL_TEST=true
+lein test :only babashka.impl.socket-repl-test
diff --git a/test/babashka/impl/socket_repl_test.clj b/test/babashka/impl/socket_repl_test.clj
index 9cc335d5..7df4e857 100644
--- a/test/babashka/impl/socket_repl_test.clj
+++ b/test/babashka/impl/socket_repl_test.clj
@@ -40,81 +40,89 @@
 
 (def server-process (volatile! nil))
 
+(def exec? (System/getenv "BABASHKA_SOCKET_REPL_TEST"))
+
 (deftest socket-repl-test
-  (try
-    (if tu/jvm?
-      (let [ctx (init {:namespaces {'clojure.core.server clojure-core-server}
-                       :features #{:bb}})]
-        (vreset! common/ctx ctx)
-        (start-repl! "0.0.0.0:1666" ctx))
-      (do (vreset! server-process
-                   (p/process ["./bb" "--socket-repl" "localhost:1666"]))
-          (w/wait-for-port "localhost" 1666)))
-    (Thread/sleep 50)
-    (is (socket-command "(+ 1 2 3)" "user=> 6"))
-    (testing "&env"
-      (socket-command "(defmacro bindings [] (mapv #(list 'quote %) (keys &env)))" "bindings")
-      (socket-command "(defn bar [x y z] (bindings))" "bar")
-      (is (socket-command "(bar 1 2 3)" "[x y z]")))
-    (testing "reader conditionals"
-      (is (socket-command "#?(:bb 1337 :clj 8888)" "1337")))
-    (testing "*1, *2, *3, *e"
-      (is (socket-command "1\n*1" "1")))
-    (testing "*ns*"
-      (is (socket-command "(ns foo.bar) (ns-name *ns*)" "foo.bar")))
-    (finally
+  (when exec?
+    (try
       (if tu/jvm?
-        (do (stop-repl!)
-            (Thread/sleep 100))
-        (p/destroy-tree @server-process)))))
+        (let [ctx (init {:namespaces {'clojure.core.server clojure-core-server}
+                         :features #{:bb}})]
+          (vreset! common/ctx ctx)
+          (start-repl! "0.0.0.0:1666" ctx))
+        (do (vreset! server-process
+                     (p/process ["./bb" "--socket-repl" "localhost:1666"]))
+            (w/wait-for-port "localhost" 1666)))
+      (Thread/sleep 50)
+      (is (socket-command "(+ 1 2 3)" "user=> 6"))
+      (testing "&env"
+        (socket-command "(defmacro bindings [] (mapv #(list 'quote %) (keys &env)))" "bindings")
+        (socket-command "(defn bar [x y z] (bindings))" "bar")
+        (is (socket-command "(bar 1 2 3)" "[x y z]")))
+      (testing "reader conditionals"
+        (is (socket-command "#?(:bb 1337 :clj 8888)" "1337")))
+      (testing "*1, *2, *3, *e"
+        (is (socket-command "1\n*1" "1")))
+      (testing "*ns*"
+        (is (socket-command "(ns foo.bar) (ns-name *ns*)" "foo.bar")))
+      (finally
+        (if tu/jvm?
+          (do (stop-repl!)
+              (vreset! common/ctx nil)
+              (Thread/sleep 100))
+          (p/destroy-tree @server-process))))))
 
 (deftest socket-repl-opts-test
-  (try
-    (if tu/jvm?
-      (let [ctx (init {:bindings {'*command-line-args*
-                                  ["a" "b" "c"]}
-                       :env (atom {})
-                       :namespaces {'clojure.core.server clojure-core-server}
-                       :features #{:bb}})]
-        (vreset! common/ctx ctx)
-        (start-repl! "{:address \"localhost\" :accept clojure.core.server/repl :port 1666}"
-                     ctx))
-      (do (vreset! server-process
-                   (p/process ["./bb" "--socket-repl" "{:address \"localhost\" :accept clojure.core.server/repl :port 1666}"]))
-          (w/wait-for-port "localhost" 1666)))
-    (Thread/sleep 50)
-    (is (socket-command "(+ 1 2 3)" "user=> 6"))
-    (finally
+  (when exec?
+    (try
       (if tu/jvm?
-        (do (stop-repl!)
-            (Thread/sleep 100))
-        (p/destroy-tree @server-process)))))
+        (let [ctx (init {:bindings {'*command-line-args*
+                                    ["a" "b" "c"]}
+                         :env (atom {})
+                         :namespaces {'clojure.core.server clojure-core-server}
+                         :features #{:bb}})]
+          (vreset! common/ctx ctx)
+          (start-repl! "{:address \"localhost\" :accept clojure.core.server/repl :port 1666}"
+                       ctx))
+        (do (vreset! server-process
+                     (p/process ["./bb" "--socket-repl" "{:address \"localhost\" :accept clojure.core.server/repl :port 1666}"]))
+            (w/wait-for-port "localhost" 1666)))
+      (Thread/sleep 50)
+      (is (socket-command "(+ 1 2 3)" "user=> 6"))
+      (finally
+        (if tu/jvm?
+          (do (stop-repl!)
+              (vreset! common/ctx nil)
+              (Thread/sleep 100))
+          (p/destroy-tree @server-process))))))
 
 (deftest socket-prepl-test
-  (try
-    (if tu/jvm?
-      (let [ctx (init {:bindings {'*command-line-args*
-                                  ["a" "b" "c"]}
-                       :env (atom {})
-                       :namespaces {'clojure.core.server clojure-core-server}
-                       :features #{:bb}})]
-        (vreset! common/ctx ctx)
-        (start-repl! "{:address \"localhost\" :accept clojure.core.server/io-prepl :port 1666}"
-                     ctx))
-      (do (vreset! server-process
-                   (p/process ["./bb" "--socket-repl" "{:address \"localhost\" :accept clojure.core.server/io-prepl :port 1666}"]))
-          (w/wait-for-port "localhost" 1666)))
-    (Thread/sleep 50)
-    (is (socket-command "(+ 1 2 3)" (fn [s]
-                                      (let [m (edn/read-string s)]
-                                        (and (= "6" (:val m))
-                                             (= "user" (:ns m))
-                                             (= "(+ 1 2 3)" (:form m)))))))
-    (finally
+  (when exec?
+    (try
       (if tu/jvm?
-        (do (stop-repl!)
-            (Thread/sleep 100))
-        (p/destroy-tree @server-process)))))
+        (let [ctx (init {:bindings {'*command-line-args*
+                                    ["a" "b" "c"]}
+                         :env (atom {})
+                         :namespaces {'clojure.core.server clojure-core-server}
+                         :features #{:bb}})]
+          (vreset! common/ctx ctx)
+          (start-repl! "{:address \"localhost\" :accept clojure.core.server/io-prepl :port 1666}"
+                       ctx))
+        (do (vreset! server-process
+                     (p/process ["./bb" "--socket-repl" "{:address \"localhost\" :accept clojure.core.server/io-prepl :port 1666}"]))
+            (w/wait-for-port "localhost" 1666)))
+      (Thread/sleep 50)
+      (is (socket-command "(+ 1 2 3)" (fn [s]
+                                        (let [m (edn/read-string s)]
+                                          (and (= "6" (:val m))
+                                               (= "user" (:ns m))
+                                               (= "(+ 1 2 3)" (:form m)))))))
+      (finally
+        (if tu/jvm?
+          (do (stop-repl!)
+              (vreset! common/ctx nil)
+              (Thread/sleep 100))
+          (p/destroy-tree @server-process))))))
 
 ;;;; Scratch