diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 7924c521e8..0c673d15f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: 1.21.4
       - name: Run tests
-        run: go test ./...
+        run: go test -short ./...
         env:
           GOOS: linux
           GOARCH: 386
diff --git a/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/suite.go b/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/suite.go
index f62d25a83f..4f499d41d8 100644
--- a/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/suite.go
+++ b/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/suite.go
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ func (s *Suite) EthTests() []utesting.Test {
 		{Name: "TestMaliciousHandshake", Fn: s.TestMaliciousHandshake},
 		{Name: "TestMaliciousStatus", Fn: s.TestMaliciousStatus},
 		// test transactions
+		{Name: "TestLargeTxRequest", Fn: s.TestLargeTxRequest, Slow: true},
 		{Name: "TestTransaction", Fn: s.TestTransaction},
 		{Name: "TestInvalidTxs", Fn: s.TestInvalidTxs},
-		{Name: "TestLargeTxRequest", Fn: s.TestLargeTxRequest},
 		{Name: "TestNewPooledTxs", Fn: s.TestNewPooledTxs},
 		{Name: "TestBlobViolations", Fn: s.TestBlobViolations},
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/suite_test.go b/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/suite_test.go
index 79146c8aba..ad73bc9f90 100644
--- a/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/suite_test.go
+++ b/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/suite_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ func TestEthSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, test := range suite.EthTests() {
 		t.Run(test.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if test.Slow && testing.Short() {
+				t.Skipf("%s: skipping in -short mode", test.Name)
+			}
 			result := utesting.RunTests([]utesting.Test{{Name: test.Name, Fn: test.Fn}}, os.Stdout)
 			if result[0].Failed {
 				t.Fatal()
diff --git a/internal/utesting/utesting.go b/internal/utesting/utesting.go
index ee99794c64..8260de1d76 100644
--- a/internal/utesting/utesting.go
+++ b/internal/utesting/utesting.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 type Test struct {
 	Name string
 	Fn   func(*T)
+	Slow bool
 }
 
 // Result is the result of a test execution.