diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ccf2218..5bfe36c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ them. We provide:
 - `script/projectname` — print the project name (used for the Docker
   image tag)
 - `script/test` — run the test suite
-  (`go test -timeout 30s -race -cover ./...`, verbose rerun on failure)
+  (`go test -short -timeout 30s -race -cover ./...`, verbose rerun on
+  failure). The `-short` flag skips the live-network integration test so the
+  default run is deterministic and offline.
 - `script/lint` — run `go vet ./...` and `golangci-lint run`
 - `script/fmt` — format all code (writes)
 - `script/fmt-check` — check formatting (read-only)
@@ -218,6 +220,11 @@ them. We provide:
 - `script/install-precommit` — install the git pre-commit hook that
   runs `script/precommit`
 
+The live-network integration test `TestRouteWatchLiveFeed` streams the RIPE
+RIS feed for a few seconds and is skipped in short mode. To run it on demand,
+invoke `go test` directly without `-short`:
+`go test -run TestRouteWatchLiveFeed ./internal/routewatch/`.
+
 ## License
 
 See LICENSE file.
diff --git a/internal/routewatch/app_integration_test.go b/internal/routewatch/app_integration_test.go
index 619210d..807a0bd 100644
--- a/internal/routewatch/app_integration_test.go
+++ b/internal/routewatch/app_integration_test.go
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@ func (m *mockStore) Ping(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func TestRouteWatchLiveFeed(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping live RIPE RIS network feed test in short mode; run without -short to include it")
+	}
 
 	// Create mock database
 	mockDB := newMockStore()
diff --git a/script/test b/script/test
index 87c1a57..bffb59e 100755
--- a/script/test
+++ b/script/test
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd -P)"
 
 main() {
     cd "$ROOT"
-    go test -timeout 30s -race -cover ./... || {
+    go test -short -timeout 30s -race -cover ./... || {
         echo "--- Rerunning with -v for details ---"
-        go test -timeout 30s -race -v ./...
+        go test -short -timeout 30s -race -v ./...
         exit 1
     }
 }