--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@
   gem 'influxdb', '~> 0.2', require: false
 end
 
-group :test do
+#group :test do
+if ENV["INCLUDE_TEST_DEPENDS"] == "true"
   gem 'shoulda-matchers', '~> 2.8', require: false
   gem 'email_spec', '~> 1.6'
   gem 'json-schema', '~> 2.6', '>= 2.6.2'