diff --git a/testing/test_baseline.py b/testing/test_baseline.py
index 3ab30a7c0..e8a257672 100644
--- a/testing/test_baseline.py
+++ b/testing/test_baseline.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def validator_results():
     with open(os.path.join(dir, '../', 'runtime/validation/faux-dev/result.json')) as f:
        return json.load(f)
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="requires internet")
 def test_internet_connectivity(container_data):
     assert container_data['network']['internet'] == 200
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ def test_dns_server_resolves(container_data):
     assert re.match(r'[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}', 
         container_data['dns_response'])
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="requires internet")
 def test_validator_results_compliant(validator_results):
     results = [True if x['result'] == 'compliant' else False 
         for x in validator_results['results']]
diff --git a/testing/test_pylint b/testing/test_pylint
index 833961d94..e3ade62b5 100755
--- a/testing/test_pylint
+++ b/testing/test_pylint
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-ERROR_LIMIT=2534
+ERROR_LIMIT=1100
 
 sudo cmd/install
 
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ files=$(find . -path ./venv -prune -o -name '*.py' -print)
 OUT=pylint.out
 
 rm -f $OUT && touch $OUT
-pylint $files -ry --extension-pkg-allow-list=docker  2>/dev/null | tee -a $OUT
 
-new_errors=$(cat $OUT | grep "statements analysed." | awk '{print $1}')
+pylint $files -ry --extension-pkg-allow-list=docker --evaluation="error + warning + refactor + convention" 2>/dev/null | tee -a $OUT
+
+new_errors=$(cat $OUT | grep -oP  "(?!=^Your code has been rated at)([0-9]+)(?=\.00/10[ \(]?)" )
 
 echo "$new_errors > $ERROR_LIMIT?"
 if (( $new_errors > $ERROR_LIMIT)); then