diff --git a/ai/langchain/src/test/kotlin/org/http4k/connect/langchain/LmStudioTestCase.kt b/ai/langchain/src/test/kotlin/org/http4k/connect/langchain/LmStudioTestCase.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33de10ba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ai/langchain/src/test/kotlin/org/http4k/connect/langchain/LmStudioTestCase.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package org.http4k.connect.langchain
+
+import org.http4k.client.JavaHttpClient
+import org.http4k.core.Method
+import org.http4k.core.Request
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assumptions
+
+abstract class LmStudioTestCase {
+    init {
+        Assumptions.assumeTrue(
+            JavaHttpClient()(Request(Method.GET, "http://localhost:1234/")).status.successful,
+            "No LmStudio server running"
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ai/langchain/src/test/kotlin/org/http4k/connect/langchain/chat/LmStudioChatLanguageModelTest.kt b/ai/langchain/src/test/kotlin/org/http4k/connect/langchain/chat/LmStudioChatLanguageModelTest.kt
index 9fafb81b9..4cbd6c56c 100644
--- a/ai/langchain/src/test/kotlin/org/http4k/connect/langchain/chat/LmStudioChatLanguageModelTest.kt
+++ b/ai/langchain/src/test/kotlin/org/http4k/connect/langchain/chat/LmStudioChatLanguageModelTest.kt
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 package org.http4k.connect.langchain.chat
 
+import org.http4k.connect.langchain.LmStudioTestCase
 import org.http4k.connect.lmstudio.CHAT_MODEL
 import org.http4k.connect.lmstudio.FakeLmStudio
 import org.http4k.connect.lmstudio.Http
 import org.http4k.connect.lmstudio.LmStudio
 import org.http4k.connect.model.ModelName
 
-class LmStudioChatLanguageModelTest : ChatLanguageModelContract {
+class LmStudioChatLanguageModelTest : LmStudioTestCase(), ChatLanguageModelContract {
     override val model by lazy {
         LmStudioChatLanguageModel(
             LmStudio.Http(FakeLmStudio()),
diff --git a/ai/langchain/src/test/kotlin/org/http4k/connect/langchain/embedding/LmStudioEmbeddingModelTest.kt b/ai/langchain/src/test/kotlin/org/http4k/connect/langchain/embedding/LmStudioEmbeddingModelTest.kt
index 7d0708595..b680a2714 100644
--- a/ai/langchain/src/test/kotlin/org/http4k/connect/langchain/embedding/LmStudioEmbeddingModelTest.kt
+++ b/ai/langchain/src/test/kotlin/org/http4k/connect/langchain/embedding/LmStudioEmbeddingModelTest.kt
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package org.http4k.connect.langchain.embedding
 
+import org.http4k.connect.langchain.LmStudioTestCase
 import org.http4k.connect.lmstudio.CHAT_MODEL
 import org.http4k.connect.lmstudio.FakeLmStudio
 import org.http4k.connect.lmstudio.Http
 import org.http4k.connect.lmstudio.LmStudio
 import org.http4k.connect.model.ModelName
 
-class LmStudioEmbeddingModelTest : EmbeddingModelContract {
+class LmStudioEmbeddingModelTest : LmStudioTestCase(), EmbeddingModelContract {
     override val model = LmStudioEmbeddingModel(LmStudio.Http(FakeLmStudio()), ModelName.CHAT_MODEL)
 }
diff --git a/ai/langchain/src/test/resources/org/http4k/connect/langchain/chat/LmStudioChatLanguageModelTest.can call through to language model.approved b/ai/langchain/src/test/resources/org/http4k/connect/langchain/chat/LmStudioChatLanguageModelTest.can call through to language model.approved
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f54188b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ai/langchain/src/test/resources/org/http4k/connect/langchain/chat/LmStudioChatLanguageModelTest.can call through to language model.approved	
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
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diff --git a/ai/langchain/src/test/resources/org/http4k/connect/langchain/chat/LmStudioChatLanguageModelTest.can use the model in a chain.approved b/ai/langchain/src/test/resources/org/http4k/connect/langchain/chat/LmStudioChatLanguageModelTest.can use the model in a chain.approved
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f54188b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ai/langchain/src/test/resources/org/http4k/connect/langchain/chat/LmStudioChatLanguageModelTest.can use the model in a chain.approved	
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
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diff --git a/ai/langchain/src/test/resources/org/http4k/connect/langchain/embedding/LmStudioEmbeddingModelTest.can call through to language model.approved b/ai/langchain/src/test/resources/org/http4k/connect/langchain/embedding/LmStudioEmbeddingModelTest.can call through to language model.approved
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b57304d89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ai/langchain/src/test/resources/org/http4k/connect/langchain/embedding/LmStudioEmbeddingModelTest.can call through to language model.approved	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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