diff --git a/spec/support/test_env.rb b/spec/support/test_env.rb
index 0cae5620920..0a194ca4c90 100644
--- a/spec/support/test_env.rb
+++ b/spec/support/test_env.rb
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ module TestEnv
   # Otherwise they'd be created by the first test, often timing out and
   # causing a transient test failure
   def eager_load_driver_server
+    return unless ENV['CI']
     return unless defined?(Capybara)
 
     puts "Starting the Capybara driver server..."