diff --git a/doc/build.md b/doc/build.md
index 973643367..d508b5099 100644
--- a/doc/build.md
+++ b/doc/build.md
@@ -53,3 +53,9 @@ To run the full series of tests, run the following command:
 ```shell
 $ sbt test
 ```
+
+If you don't have docker, you can skip docker tests which require docker as follows:
+
+```shell
+$ sbt "testOnly * -- -l ExternalDBTest"
+```
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