diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 703ab64b4a..0d019e1375 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ dependencyJREVersion=jdk-11.0.18+10-jre
 specVersion=2023R1
 slf4jVersion=1.7.30
 balstdlibBranch=master
+devIdpUrl=https://dev.api.asgardeo.io/oauth2/token/.well-known/openid-configuration
 
 # Stdlib Level 01
 stdlibConstraintVersion=1.3.0-20230620-195700-ca941bc
diff --git a/project-api-tests/build.gradle b/project-api-tests/build.gradle
index a6b152fb35..0be4c140e5 100644
--- a/project-api-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/project-api-tests/build.gradle
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ task centralTests {
     dependsOn configurations.jBallerinaDistribution
     dependsOn configurations.ballerinaDistribution
     dependsOn configurations.ballerinaLinuxDistribution
-    dependsOn configurations.ballerinaLinuxDistribution
     dependsOn configurations.ballerinaWindowsDistribution
     test {
         systemProperty "distributions.dir", "$buildDir/../../ballerina/build/distributions"
@@ -69,4 +68,41 @@ task centralTests {
     }
 }
 
-test.dependsOn centralTests
+
+ task checkURL {
+     doLast {
+         try {
+             URL url = new URL("${devIdpUrl}")
+             HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection()
+             connection.setRequestMethod("GET")
+             connection.connect()
+
+             int code = connection.getResponseCode()
+             if (code == 200) {
+                 logger.lifecycle("Connection to ${devIdpUrl} is successful. Running tests...")
+                 ext.isURLAvailable = true
+             } else {
+                 logger.lifecycle("Connection to ${devIdpUrl} is not successful. Skipping tests...")
+                 logger.lifecycle("-----------------------------------------")
+                 logger.lifecycle(" WARNING: Skipping the project api tests")
+                 logger.lifecycle("-----------------------------------------")
+                 ext.isURLAvailable = false
+             }
+         } catch(Exception ex) {
+             logger.lifecycle("Connection to ${devIdpUrl} is not successful. Exception while connecting to " +
+                     "${devIdpUrl}. Skipping tests...")
+             logger.lifecycle("-----------------------------------------")
+             logger.lifecycle(" WARNING: Skipping the project api tests")
+             logger.lifecycle("-----------------------------------------")
+             ext.isURLAvailable = false
+         }
+     }
+ }
+
+ test {
+     dependsOn checkURL
+     onlyIf {
+         checkURL.isURLAvailable
+     }
+     dependsOn centralTests
+ }