diff --git a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/ReadBinLogIT.java b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/ReadBinLogIT.java
index 866d71954..39d25a637 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/ReadBinLogIT.java
+++ b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/ReadBinLogIT.java
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ public void shouldReadMultipleBinlogFiles() throws Exception {
 
     @Test
     public void shouldCaptureSingleWriteUpdateDeleteEvents() throws Exception {
+        String sslMode = System.getProperty("database.ssl.mode", "disabled");
+
+        // not running this test with SSL, there's enough coverage of that elsewhere and setting up
+        // the plain client with the right config seems not worth the effort
+        if (!sslMode.equals("disabled")) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         startClient();
         // Testing.Print.enable();
         // write/insert