diff --git a/java-spring/accounts-command-side-service/build.gradle b/java-spring/accounts-command-side-service/build.gradle
index c30c0e2..118f549 100644
--- a/java-spring/accounts-command-side-service/build.gradle
+++ b/java-spring/accounts-command-side-service/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 test {
-    ignoreFailures true
+    ignoreFailures System.getenv("EVENTUATE_API_KEY_ID") == null
 }
-
diff --git a/java-spring/accounts-query-side-service/build.gradle b/java-spring/accounts-query-side-service/build.gradle
index 1cb7d7b..9dce37b 100644
--- a/java-spring/accounts-query-side-service/build.gradle
+++ b/java-spring/accounts-query-side-service/build.gradle
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 test {
-    ignoreFailures true
+    ignoreFailures System.getenv("EVENTUATE_API_KEY_ID") == null
 }
diff --git a/java-spring/transactions-command-side-service/build.gradle b/java-spring/transactions-command-side-service/build.gradle
index 90375c2..d141d50 100644
--- a/java-spring/transactions-command-side-service/build.gradle
+++ b/java-spring/transactions-command-side-service/build.gradle
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 test {
-    ignoreFailures true
+    ignoreFailures System.getenv("EVENTUATE_API_KEY_ID") == null
 }