diff --git a/ultraplot/tests/test_demos.py b/ultraplot/tests/test_demos.py
index ebaf9a24d..f76d86ffd 100644
--- a/ultraplot/tests/test_demos.py
+++ b/ultraplot/tests/test_demos.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-import numpy as np, pytest, ultraplot as plt
+import numpy as np, pytest, ultraplot as plt, os
 import matplotlib.font_manager as mfonts
 import ultraplot.demos as demos
 
+# Skip all tests in this module when running on GitHub Actions
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    os.getenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS") == "true", reason="Skip tests on GitHub Actions"
+)
+
 
 def test_show_channels_requires_arg():
     """show_channels should raise when no positional colormap is provided."""