diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 02e1091..506a33d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Full Tests
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
-        python -m pytest -rxs --cov=gliderpy tests
+        python -m pytest -rxs --cov=gliderpy --vcr-record=none tests
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index c4c6685..b477d3f 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pytest
 pytest-cov
 pytest-flake8
 pytest-sugar
+pytest-vcr
 pytest-xdist
 setuptools_scm
 sphinx
diff --git a/tests/test_fetchers.py b/tests/test_fetchers.py
index c64a3a4..c14e341 100644
--- a/tests/test_fetchers.py
+++ b/tests/test_fetchers.py
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ def glider_grab():
     yield g
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+@pytest.mark.web
+def pandas_dataset():
+    glider_grab = GliderDataFetcher()
+    glider_grab.fetcher.dataset_id = "whoi_406-20160902T1700"
+    yield glider_grab.to_pandas()
+
+
 def test_variables(glider_grab):
     expected = [
         "latitude",
@@ -25,10 +33,8 @@ def test_variables(glider_grab):
     assert sorted(glider_grab.fetcher.variables) == sorted(expected)
 
 
-def test_standardise_variables_ioos():
-    glider_grab = GliderDataFetcher()
-    glider_grab.fetcher.dataset_id = "whoi_406-20160902T1700"
-    df = glider_grab.to_pandas()
-    variables = df.columns
+@pytest.mark.vcr(pandas_dataset)
+def test_standardise_variables():
+    variables = pandas_dataset.columns
     for var in variables:
         assert var in server_parameter_rename.values()