diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 9e5681e9..9971c0e7 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ test:
     - test -f ${PREFIX}/lib/libnetcdf.so  # [linux]
     - test -f ${PREFIX}/lib/libnetcdf.dylib  # [osx]
     - ncdump -h http://geoport-dev.whoi.edu/thredds/dodsC/estofs/atlantic
+    # FIXME: the next two are failing at the moment.
+    - ncdump -h http://thredds.ucar.edu/thredds/dodsC/grib/NCEP/GFS/Global_0p5deg/GFS_Global_0p5deg_20170215_1200.grib2
+    - ncdump -h https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/thredds/dodsC/ioos/sccoos/scripps_pier/scripps_pier-2016.nc
     - conda inspect linkages -p $PREFIX libnetcdf  # [not win]
     - conda inspect objects -p $PREFIX libnetcdf  # [osx]