diff --git a/bigquery/README.md b/bigquery/README.md
index fc6ec28c77c..5e82a68d630 100644
--- a/bigquery/README.md
+++ b/bigquery/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Install [Maven](http://maven.apache.org/).
 
 Build your project with:
 
-	mvn package
+	mvn package -DskipTests
 
 You can then run a given `ClassName` via: