diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 311305e..93da28f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ WORKDIR /usr/src/fakes3pp
 RUN go mod download
 RUN go mod tidy
 ADD . /usr/src/fakes3pp/
-RUN go test -coverprofile cover.out ./...
+#TODO: run tests in container build after github actions build can access the testing S3 backend endpoints.
+# for now we just do test coverage in another job which is a dependency of the actual build to make sure tests pass.
+#RUN go test -coverprofile cover.out ./...
 RUN go vet
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -o main .