diff --git a/test/sharness/t0080-repo.sh b/test/sharness/t0080-repo.sh
index 696fd30eff7..30a1de59bca 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0080-repo.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0080-repo.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ test_description="Test ipfs repo operations"
 . lib/test-lib.sh
 
 test_init_ipfs
-test_launch_ipfs_daemon
+test_launch_ipfs_daemon --offline
 
 test_expect_success "'ipfs repo gc' succeeds" '
 	ipfs repo gc >gc_out_actual