diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-spice/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-spice/package.nix
index f1cc659b3225..f54da3fdf7d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-spice/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-spice/package.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   lib,
+  stdenv,
   buildGo123Module,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   git,
@@ -31,6 +32,14 @@ buildGo123Module rec {
     "-X=main._version=${version}"
   ];
 
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+
+  preCheck = lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86_64) ''
+    # timeout
+    rm testdata/script/branch_submit_remote_prompt.txt
+    rm testdata/script/branch_submit_multiple_pr_templates.txt
+  '';
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {