diff --git a/builder/dockerfile/evaluator_test.go b/builder/dockerfile/evaluator_test.go
index 4510133e7c..db88f36c2d 100644
--- a/builder/dockerfile/evaluator_test.go
+++ b/builder/dockerfile/evaluator_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package dockerfile // import "github.com/docker/docker/builder/dockerfile"
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/builder/dockerfile/instructions"
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/internal/testutil"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/reexec"
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/skip"
 )
 
 type dispatchTestCase struct {
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ func initDispatchTestCases() []dispatchTestCase {
 }
 
 func TestDispatch(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.IfCondition(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	testCases := initDispatchTestCases()
 
 	for _, testCase := range testCases {
diff --git a/builder/dockerfile/internals_test.go b/builder/dockerfile/internals_test.go
index ae20026833..afd4a45f88 100644
--- a/builder/dockerfile/internals_test.go
+++ b/builder/dockerfile/internals_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package dockerfile // import "github.com/docker/docker/builder/dockerfile"
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
 	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/assert"
 	is "github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/assert/cmp"
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/skip"
 )
 
 func TestEmptyDockerfile(t *testing.T) {
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ func TestNonExistingDockerfile(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func readAndCheckDockerfile(t *testing.T, testName, contextDir, dockerfilePath, expectedError string) {
+	skip.IfCondition(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	tarStream, err := archive.Tar(contextDir, archive.Uncompressed)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
diff --git a/builder/remotecontext/tarsum_test.go b/builder/remotecontext/tarsum_test.go
index 3466484981..b05e4449ff 100644
--- a/builder/remotecontext/tarsum_test.go
+++ b/builder/remotecontext/tarsum_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/builder"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/reexec"
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/skip"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ func TestRemoveDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func makeTestArchiveContext(t *testing.T, dir string) builder.Source {
+	skip.IfCondition(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	tarStream, err := archive.Tar(dir, archive.Uncompressed)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error: %s", err)
diff --git a/daemon/config/config_test.go b/daemon/config/config_test.go
index 2fe2b3805c..f884b4cccf 100644
--- a/daemon/config/config_test.go
+++ b/daemon/config/config_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/assert"
 	is "github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/assert/cmp"
 	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/fs"
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/skip"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
 
@@ -432,6 +433,7 @@ func TestReloadSetConfigFileNotExist(t *testing.T) {
 // TestReloadDefaultConfigNotExist tests that if the default configuration file
 // doesn't exist the daemon still will be reloaded.
 func TestReloadDefaultConfigNotExist(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.IfCondition(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	reloaded := false
 	configFile := "/etc/docker/daemon.json"
 	flags := pflag.NewFlagSet("test", pflag.ContinueOnError)
diff --git a/pkg/archive/archive_linux_test.go b/pkg/archive/archive_linux_test.go
index b397c8abfa..b06cabecb3 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/archive_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/archive_linux_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
 	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/assert"
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/skip"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 // └── d3     # 0700
 //     └── f1 # whiteout, 0644
 func setupOverlayTestDir(t *testing.T, src string) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	// Create opaque directory containing single file and permission 0700
 	err := os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(src, "d1"), 0700)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
diff --git a/pkg/archive/archive_test.go b/pkg/archive/archive_test.go
index 958e4efcb5..d801f2724a 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/archive_test.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/archive_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
 	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/assert"
 	is "github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/assert/cmp"
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/skip"
 )
 
 var tmp string
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ func TestUntarPathWithInvalidSrc(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestUntarPath(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	tmpFolder, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "docker-archive-test")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpFolder)
@@ -434,6 +436,7 @@ func TestCopyWithTarInvalidSrc(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCopyWithTarInexistentDestWillCreateIt(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	tempFolder, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "docker-archive-test")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(nil)
@@ -968,9 +971,8 @@ func TestUntarInvalidFilenames(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestUntarHardlinkToSymlink(t *testing.T) {
 	// TODO Windows. There may be a way of running this, but turning off for now
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		t.Skip("hardlinks on Windows")
-	}
+	skip.If(t, runtime.GOOS == "windows", "hardlinks on Windows")
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	for i, headers := range [][]*tar.Header{
 		{
 			{
@@ -1252,6 +1254,7 @@ func TestReplaceFileTarWrapper(t *testing.T) {
 // TestPrefixHeaderReadable tests that files that could be created with the
 // version of this package that was built with <=go17 are still readable.
 func TestPrefixHeaderReadable(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	// https://gist.github.com/stevvooe/e2a790ad4e97425896206c0816e1a882#file-out-go
 	var testFile = []byte("\x1f\x8b\x08\x08\x44\x21\x68\x59\x00\x03\x74\x2e\x74\x61\x72\x00\x4b\xcb\xcf\x67\xa0\x35\x30\x80\x00\x86\x06\x10\x47\x01\xc1\x37\x40\x00\x54\xb6\xb1\xa1\xa9\x99\x09\x48\x25\x1d\x40\x69\x71\x49\x62\x91\x02\xe5\x76\xa1\x79\x84\x21\x91\xd6\x80\x72\xaf\x8f\x82\x51\x30\x0a\x46\x36\x00\x00\xf0\x1c\x1e\x95\x00\x06\x00\x00")
 
@@ -1309,6 +1312,7 @@ func appendModifier(path string, header *tar.Header, content io.Reader) (*tar.He
 }
 
 func readFileFromArchive(t *testing.T, archive io.ReadCloser, name string, expectedCount int, doc string) string {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	destDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "docker-test-destDir")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(destDir)
diff --git a/pkg/archive/archive_unix_test.go b/pkg/archive/archive_unix_test.go
index 5d13c3542b..034490b573 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/archive_unix_test.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/archive_unix_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
 	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/assert"
 	is "github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/assert/cmp"
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/skip"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ func getInode(path string) (uint64, error) {
 }
 
 func TestTarWithBlockCharFifo(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	origin, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "docker-test-tar-hardlink")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
@@ -223,6 +225,7 @@ func TestTarWithBlockCharFifo(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestTarUntarWithXattr is Unix as Lsetxattr is not supported on Windows
 func TestTarUntarWithXattr(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	origin, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "docker-test-untar-origin")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(origin)
diff --git a/pkg/archive/changes_test.go b/pkg/archive/changes_test.go
index 2d316e77be..83ad5be605 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/changes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/changes_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
 	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/assert"
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/skip"
 )
 
 func max(x, y int) int {
@@ -480,6 +481,7 @@ func TestChangesSize(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func checkChanges(expectedChanges, changes []Change, t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	sort.Sort(changesByPath(expectedChanges))
 	sort.Sort(changesByPath(changes))
 	for i := 0; i < max(len(changes), len(expectedChanges)); i++ {
diff --git a/pkg/chrootarchive/archive_test.go b/pkg/chrootarchive/archive_test.go
index b47654b54c..3851d7224e 100644
--- a/pkg/chrootarchive/archive_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chrootarchive/archive_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/reexec"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/skip"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ func CopyWithTar(src, dst string) error {
 }
 
 func TestChrootTarUntar(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "docker-TestChrootTarUntar")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ func TestChrootTarUntar(t *testing.T) {
 // gh#10426: Verify the fix for having a huge excludes list (like on `docker load` with large # of
 // local images)
 func TestChrootUntarWithHugeExcludesList(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "docker-TestChrootUntarHugeExcludes")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -170,10 +173,8 @@ func compareFiles(src string, dest string) error {
 }
 
 func TestChrootTarUntarWithSymlink(t *testing.T) {
-	// TODO Windows: Figure out why this is failing
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		t.Skip("Failing on Windows")
-	}
+	skip.If(t, runtime.GOOS == "windows", "FIXME: figure out why this is failing")
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "docker-TestChrootTarUntarWithSymlink")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -196,10 +197,8 @@ func TestChrootTarUntarWithSymlink(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestChrootCopyWithTar(t *testing.T) {
-	// TODO Windows: Figure out why this is failing
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		t.Skip("Failing on Windows")
-	}
+	skip.If(t, runtime.GOOS == "windows", "FIXME: figure out why this is failing")
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "docker-TestChrootCopyWithTar")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -246,6 +245,7 @@ func TestChrootCopyWithTar(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestChrootCopyFileWithTar(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "docker-TestChrootCopyFileWithTar")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -289,10 +289,8 @@ func TestChrootCopyFileWithTar(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestChrootUntarPath(t *testing.T) {
-	// TODO Windows: Figure out why this is failing
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		t.Skip("Failing on Windows")
-	}
+	skip.If(t, runtime.GOOS == "windows", "FIXME: figure out why this is failing")
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "docker-TestChrootUntarPath")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -354,6 +352,7 @@ func (s *slowEmptyTarReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
 }
 
 func TestChrootUntarEmptyArchiveFromSlowReader(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "docker-TestChrootUntarEmptyArchiveFromSlowReader")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -370,6 +369,7 @@ func TestChrootUntarEmptyArchiveFromSlowReader(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestChrootApplyEmptyArchiveFromSlowReader(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "docker-TestChrootApplyEmptyArchiveFromSlowReader")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ func TestChrootApplyEmptyArchiveFromSlowReader(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestChrootApplyDotDotFile(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "docker-TestChrootApplyDotDotFile")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/pkg/idtools/idtools_unix_test.go b/pkg/idtools/idtools_unix_test.go
index e493b9e8d5..7d8c9715e2 100644
--- a/pkg/idtools/idtools_unix_test.go
+++ b/pkg/idtools/idtools_unix_test.go
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func TestGetRootUIDGID(t *testing.T) {
 
 	uid, gid, err := GetRootUIDGID(uidMap, gidMap)
 	assert.Check(t, err)
-	assert.Check(t, is.Equal(os.Getegid(), uid))
+	assert.Check(t, is.Equal(os.Geteuid(), uid))
 	assert.Check(t, is.Equal(os.Getegid(), gid))
 
 	uidMapError := []IDMap{
@@ -393,5 +393,5 @@ func TestMkdirIsNotDir(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func RequiresRoot(t *testing.T) {
-	skip.IfCondition(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/system/rm_test.go b/pkg/system/rm_test.go
index 3b12272dcd..19dc42cba9 100644
--- a/pkg/system/rm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/system/rm_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/mount"
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/skip"
 )
 
 func TestEnsureRemoveAllNotExist(t *testing.T) {
@@ -40,9 +41,8 @@ func TestEnsureRemoveAllWithFile(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestEnsureRemoveAllWithMount(t *testing.T) {
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		t.Skip("mount not supported on Windows")
-	}
+	skip.If(t, runtime.GOOS == "windows", "mount not supported on Windows")
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 
 	dir1, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "test-ensure-removeall-with-dir1")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/plugin/manager_linux_test.go b/plugin/manager_linux_test.go
index 3968391265..48048bb30f 100644
--- a/plugin/manager_linux_test.go
+++ b/plugin/manager_linux_test.go
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/mount"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/plugin/v2"
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/skip"
 	specs "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 func TestManagerWithPluginMounts(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	root, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "test-store-with-plugin-mounts")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/registry/registry_test.go b/registry/registry_test.go
index b4420d558c..86620dfccf 100644
--- a/registry/registry_test.go
+++ b/registry/registry_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httputil"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	registrytypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/registry"
 	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/assert"
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/skip"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ func spawnTestRegistrySession(t *testing.T) *Session {
 }
 
 func TestPingRegistryEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	testPing := func(index *registrytypes.IndexInfo, expectedStandalone bool, assertMessage string) {
 		ep, err := NewV1Endpoint(index, "", nil)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ func TestPingRegistryEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	// Simple wrapper to fail test if err != nil
 	expandEndpoint := func(index *registrytypes.IndexInfo) *V1Endpoint {
 		endpoint, err := NewV1Endpoint(index, "", nil)
@@ -661,6 +665,7 @@ func TestNewIndexInfo(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMirrorEndpointLookup(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	containsMirror := func(endpoints []APIEndpoint) bool {
 		for _, pe := range endpoints {
 			if pe.URL.Host == "my.mirror" {
diff --git a/registry/service_v1_test.go b/registry/service_v1_test.go
index 6171c3f5d2..590a653c36 100644
--- a/registry/service_v1_test.go
+++ b/registry/service_v1_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 package registry // import "github.com/docker/docker/registry"
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/skip"
+)
 
 func TestLookupV1Endpoints(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	s, err := NewService(ServiceOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/volume/local/local_test.go b/volume/local/local_test.go
index d6f6e29171..70e435676a 100644
--- a/volume/local/local_test.go
+++ b/volume/local/local_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/mount"
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/skip"
 )
 
 func TestGetAddress(t *testing.T) {
@@ -30,11 +31,8 @@ func TestGetAddress(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRemove(t *testing.T) {
-	// TODO Windows: Investigate why this test fails on Windows under CI
-	//               but passes locally.
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		t.Skip("Test failing on Windows CI")
-	}
+	skip.If(t, runtime.GOOS == "windows", "FIXME: investigate why this test fails on CI")
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	rootDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "local-volume-test")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -77,6 +75,7 @@ func TestRemove(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestInitializeWithVolumes(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	rootDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "local-volume-test")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -109,6 +108,7 @@ func TestInitializeWithVolumes(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	rootDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "local-volume-test")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -181,13 +181,8 @@ func TestValidateName(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCreateWithOpts(t *testing.T) {
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		t.Skip()
-	}
-	if os.Getuid() != 0 {
-		t.Skip("root required")
-	}
-
+	skip.If(t, runtime.GOOS == "windows")
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	rootDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "local-volume-test")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -284,7 +279,8 @@ func TestCreateWithOpts(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestRealodNoOpts(t *testing.T) {
+func TestRelaodNoOpts(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	rootDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "volume-test-reload-no-opts")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/volume/store/store_test.go b/volume/store/store_test.go
index 288a4ce824..255480a75f 100644
--- a/volume/store/store_test.go
+++ b/volume/store/store_test.go
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/assert"
 	is "github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/assert/cmp"
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/skip"
 )
 
 func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	s, cleanup := setupTest(t)
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRemove(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	s, cleanup := setupTest(t)
@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestFilterByDriver(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	t.Parallel()
 	s, cleanup := setupTest(t)
 	defer cleanup()
@@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ func TestFilterByDriver(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestFilterByUsed(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	t.Parallel()
 	s, cleanup := setupTest(t)
 	defer cleanup()
@@ -189,6 +194,7 @@ func TestFilterByUsed(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDerefMultipleOfSameRef(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	t.Parallel()
 	s, cleanup := setupTest(t)
 	defer cleanup()
@@ -210,6 +216,7 @@ func TestDerefMultipleOfSameRef(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCreateKeepOptsLabelsWhenExistsRemotely(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	t.Parallel()
 	s, cleanup := setupTest(t)
 	defer cleanup()
@@ -238,6 +245,7 @@ func TestCreateKeepOptsLabelsWhenExistsRemotely(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDefererencePluginOnCreateError(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	var (
@@ -284,6 +292,7 @@ func TestDefererencePluginOnCreateError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRefDerefRemove(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	driverName := "test-ref-deref-remove"
@@ -304,6 +313,7 @@ func TestRefDerefRemove(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGet(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	driverName := "test-get"
@@ -330,6 +340,7 @@ func TestGet(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetWithRef(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, os.Getuid() != 0, "skipping test that requires root")
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	driverName := "test-get-with-ref"