diff --git a/test/helpers.bash b/test/helpers.bash
index be4b29bb..c58cc255 100644
--- a/test/helpers.bash
+++ b/test/helpers.bash
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ fi
 OCID_SOCKET="$TESTDIR/ocid.sock"
 OCID_CONFIG="$TESTDIR/ocid.conf"
 OCID_CNI_CONFIG="$TESTDIR/cni/net.d/"
+OCID_CNI_PLUGIN="/opt/cni/bin/"
 POD_CIDR="10.88.0.0/16"
 POD_CIDR_MASK="10.88.*.*"
 
diff --git a/test/network.bats b/test/network.bats
index c2bd5961..0273a44a 100644
--- a/test/network.bats
+++ b/test/network.bats
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ load helpers
 		skip "cannot yet run this test in a container, use sudo make localintegration"
 	fi
 
+	if [ ! -f "$OCID_CNI_PLUGIN/bridge" ]; then
+		skip "missing CNI bridge plugin, please install it"
+	fi
+
+	if [ ! -f "$OCID_CNI_PLUGIN/host-local" ]; then
+		skip "missing CNI host-local IPAM, please install it"
+	fi
+
 	prepare_network_conf $POD_CIDR
 
 	start_ocid
@@ -29,6 +37,14 @@ load helpers
 		skip "cannot yet run this test in a container, use sudo make localintegration"
 	fi
 
+	if [ ! -f "$OCID_CNI_PLUGIN/bridge" ]; then
+		skip "missing CNI bridge plugin, please install it"
+	fi
+
+	if [ ! -f "$OCID_CNI_PLUGIN/host-local" ]; then
+		skip "missing CNI host-local IPAM, please install it"
+	fi
+
 	prepare_network_conf $POD_CIDR
 
 	start_ocid