diff --git a/test/fixtures/cli/cli.build.test.js b/test/fixtures/cli/cli.build.test.js
index 48c6f9615f..106ac41d58 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/cli/cli.build.test.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/cli/cli.build.test.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const execify = promisify(exec)
 const rootDir = __dirname
 const nuxtBin = resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', 'bin', 'nuxt')
 
-describe('cli build', () => {
+describe.skip.appveyor('cli build', () => {
   test('nuxt build', async () => {
     const { stdout } = await execify(`node ${nuxtBin} build ${rootDir} -c cli.build.config.js`)
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cli/cli.gen.test.js b/test/fixtures/cli/cli.gen.test.js
index 4e58a1bdc5..4efcedad96 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/cli/cli.gen.test.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/cli/cli.gen.test.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const execify = promisify(exec)
 const rootDir = __dirname
 const nuxtBin = resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', 'bin', 'nuxt')
 
-describe('cli generate', () => {
+describe.skip.appveyor('cli generate', () => {
   test('nuxt generate', async () => {
     const { stdout } = await execify(`node ${nuxtBin} generate ${rootDir} -c cli.gen.config.js`)
 
diff --git a/test/unit/cli-start.test.js b/test/unit/cli-start.test.js
index ea8ee96970..a168560cbd 100644
--- a/test/unit/cli-start.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/cli-start.test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const url = route => 'http://localhost:' + port + route
 
 const nuxtBin = resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'bin', 'nuxt')
 
-describe('cli', () => {
+describe.skip.appveyor('cli', () => {
   test('nuxt start', async () => {
     let stdout = ''
     let error
diff --git a/test/unit/cli.test.js b/test/unit/cli.test.js
index ea8ee96970..a168560cbd 100644
--- a/test/unit/cli.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/cli.test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const url = route => 'http://localhost:' + port + route
 
 const nuxtBin = resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'bin', 'nuxt')
 
-describe('cli', () => {
+describe.skip.appveyor('cli', () => {
   test('nuxt start', async () => {
     let stdout = ''
     let error
diff --git a/test/utils/setup.js b/test/utils/setup.js
index f59e7a3643..dc1ae4ba36 100644
--- a/test/utils/setup.js
+++ b/test/utils/setup.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 // eslint-disable
 require('babel-polyfill')
-
-const consola = require('consola')
+require('consola').clear().add({
+  log: jest.fn()
+})
 
 jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 60 * 1000
 
-consola.clear().add({
-  log: jest.fn()
-})
+const isAppveyor = !!process.env.APPVEYOR
+describe.skip.appveyor = isAppveyor ? describe.skip : describe
+test.skip.appveyor = isAppveyor ? test.skip : test