diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 70032ba..cebadc5 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -2579,6 +2579,10 @@ func TestClient_Send(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		t.Cleanup(func() {
 			if err := client.Close(); err != nil {
+				var netErr net.Error
+				if errors.As(err, &netErr) && netErr.Timeout() {
+					t.Skip("failed to connect to the test server due to timeout")
+				}
 				t.Errorf("failed to close client: %s", err)
 			}
 		})