diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openrefine/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openrefine/default.nix
index 6a9d4be6c50b..b94f23671024 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openrefine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openrefine/default.nix
@@ -55,11 +55,13 @@ in maven'.buildMavenPackage {
   postPatch = ''
     cp -r ${npmPkg} main/webapp/modules/core/3rdparty
   '';
-  mvnParameters = "-DskipTests=true -pl !packaging";
+  mvnParameters = "-pl !packaging";
   mvnHash = "sha256-0qsKUMV9M0ZaddR5ust8VikSrsutdxVNNezKqR+F/6M=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
 
+  doCheck = false;
+
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/lib/server/target/lib
     cp -r server/target/lib/* $out/lib/server/target/lib/