diff --git a/acceptance/openstack/compute/v2/servers_test.go b/acceptance/openstack/compute/v2/servers_test.go
index 67b1b46..6bdc9e9 100644
--- a/acceptance/openstack/compute/v2/servers_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/openstack/compute/v2/servers_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
 }
 
 func createServer(t *testing.T, client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, choices *ComputeChoices) (*servers.Server, error) {
+	if testing.Short(){
+		t.Skip("Skipping test that requires server creation in short mode.")
+	}
+
 	var network networks.Network
 
 	networkingClient, err := networkingClient()
diff --git a/acceptance/rackspace/compute/v2/servers_test.go b/acceptance/rackspace/compute/v2/servers_test.go
index 6247c26..c3465cd 100644
--- a/acceptance/rackspace/compute/v2/servers_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/rackspace/compute/v2/servers_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 )
 
 func createServer(t *testing.T, client *gophercloud.ServiceClient) *os.Server {
+	if testing.Short(){
+		t.Skip("Skipping test that requires server creation in short mode.")
+	}
+
 	options, err := optionsFromEnv()
 	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)