diff --git a/src/pyhf/contrib/utils.py b/src/pyhf/contrib/utils.py
index b8d3d11023..3f369ac678 100644
--- a/src/pyhf/contrib/utils.py
+++ b/src/pyhf/contrib/utils.py
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ def download(archive_url, output_directory, force=False, compress=False):
         Example:
 
             >>> from pyhf.contrib.utils import download
-            >>> download("https://doi.org/10.17182/hepdata.90607.v3/r3", "1Lbb-likelihoods")
+            >>> download("https://doi.org/10.17182/hepdata.90607.v3/r3", "1Lbb-likelihoods")  # doctest: +SKIP
             >>> import os
-            >>> sorted(os.listdir("1Lbb-likelihoods"))
+            >>> sorted(os.listdir("1Lbb-likelihoods"))  # doctest: +SKIP
             ['BkgOnly.json', 'README.md', 'patchset.json']
-            >>> download("https://doi.org/10.17182/hepdata.90607.v3/r3", "1Lbb-likelihoods.tar.gz", compress=True)
+            >>> download("https://doi.org/10.17182/hepdata.90607.v3/r3", "1Lbb-likelihoods.tar.gz", compress=True)  # doctest: +SKIP
             >>> import glob
-            >>> glob.glob("1Lbb-likelihoods.tar.gz")
+            >>> glob.glob("1Lbb-likelihoods.tar.gz")  # doctest: +SKIP
             ['1Lbb-likelihoods.tar.gz']
 
         Args: