diff --git a/tests/unit/states/libvirt_test.py b/tests/unit/states/libvirt_test.py
index ec09542..477e5c3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/states/libvirt_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/states/libvirt_test.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 '''
 # Import Python libs
 from __future__ import absolute_import
+import os
 
 # Import Salt Testing Libs
 from salttesting import skipIf, TestCase
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ libvirt.__opts__ = {}
 
 
 @skipIf(NO_MOCK, NO_MOCK_REASON)
+@skipIf(os.geteuid() != 0, 'You must be logged in as root to run this test')
 class LibvirtTestCase(TestCase):
     '''
     Test cases for salt.states.libvirt