diff -ur libNeuroML-0.2.45.orig/neuroml/test/test_writers.py libNeuroML-0.2.45/neuroml/test/test_writers.py

--- libNeuroML-0.2.45.orig/neuroml/test/test_writers.py	2018-10-25 19:16:24.810033738 +0100

+++ libNeuroML-0.2.45/neuroml/test/test_writers.py	2018-10-25 19:20:13.278585079 +0100

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@

         self.test_doc.cells.append(self.cell_3)

         self.test_doc.cells.append(neuroml_cell)        

+    @unittest.skip("Skipping mongodb test")

     def test_write_to_mongodb_backend(self):

         writer_method = neuroml.writers.JSONWriter.write_to_mongodb

@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@

         except:

             self.fail("Exception raised!")

+    @unittest.skip("Skipping mongodb test")

     def test_write_to_mongodb_expected(self):

         """

         More of an integration test, write a file and confirm the contents are