diff --git a/t/lib-httpd.sh b/t/lib-httpd.sh
index 86cdebc..589aaf8 100644
--- a/t/lib-httpd.sh
+++ b/t/lib-httpd.sh
@@ -94,13 +94,18 @@
 }
 
 start_httpd() {
-	prepare_httpd
+	prepare_httpd >&3 2>&4
 
 	trap 'stop_httpd; die' EXIT
 
 	"$LIB_HTTPD_PATH" -d "$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH" \
 		-f "$TEST_PATH/apache.conf" $HTTPD_PARA \
-		-c "Listen 127.0.0.1:$LIB_HTTPD_PORT" -k start
+		-c "Listen 127.0.0.1:$LIB_HTTPD_PORT" -k start \
+		>&3 2>&4
+	if ! test $? = 0; then
+		say "skipping test, web server setup failed"
+		test_done
+	fi
 }
 
 stop_httpd() {