diff --git a/java/client/test/org/openqa/selenium/safari/SafariTestBase.java b/java/client/test/org/openqa/selenium/safari/SafariTestBase.java
index 5dc59f026ec1a..18f9b3b8f8f0b 100644
--- a/java/client/test/org/openqa/selenium/safari/SafariTestBase.java
+++ b/java/client/test/org/openqa/selenium/safari/SafariTestBase.java
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 import org.openqa.selenium.testing.JUnit4TestBase;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.openqa.selenium.testing.NeedsLocalEnvironment;
 
+@NeedsLocalEnvironment(reason = "Requires local browser launching environment")
 public class SafariTestBase extends JUnit4TestBase {
 
   private static WebDriver staticDriver = null;