diff --git a/families/qwen3_8/tests/test_e2e.py b/families/qwen3_8/tests/test_e2e.py
index cd5ad94989..2f58c03a87 100644
--- a/families/qwen3_8/tests/test_e2e.py
+++ b/families/qwen3_8/tests/test_e2e.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ def _checkpoint(manifest: dict) -> Path:
         snapshot_download(
             repo_id=manifest["hf_id"],
             revision=manifest.get("hf_revision"),
+            local_files_only=True,
         )
     )
     assert (path / "config.json").is_file(), path