diff --git a/internal/log/syslog_test.go b/internal/log/syslog_test.go
index 7432e61b3..391d5b49b 100644
--- a/internal/log/syslog_test.go
+++ b/internal/log/syslog_test.go
@@ -19,12 +19,9 @@
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"path"
 	"regexp"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/log"
@@ -98,42 +95,6 @@ funcName := log.Caller(2)
 	suite.Regexp(regexp.MustCompile(regex), entry["content"])
 }
 
-func (suite *SyslogTestSuite) TestSyslogLongMessageUnixgram() {
-	socketPath := path.Join(os.TempDir(), uuid.NewString())
-	defer func() {
-		if err := os.Remove(socketPath); err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	server, channel, err := testrig.InitTestSyslogUnixgram(socketPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	syslogServer := server
-	syslogChannel := channel
-
-	config.SetSyslogEnabled(true)
-	config.SetSyslogProtocol("unixgram")
-	config.SetSyslogAddress(socketPath)
-
-	testrig.InitTestLog()
-
-	log.Warn(nil, longMessage)
-
-	funcName := log.Caller(2)
-	prefix := fmt.Sprintf(`timestamp="02/01/2006 15:04:05.000" func=%s level=WARN msg="`, funcName)
-
-	entry := <-syslogChannel
-	regex := fmt.Sprintf(`timestamp=.* func=.* level=WARN msg="%s`, longMessage[:2048-len(prefix)])
-
-	suite.Regexp(regexp.MustCompile(regex), entry["content"])
-
-	if err := syslogServer.Kill(); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestSyslogTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	suite.Run(t, &SyslogTestSuite{})
 }
diff --git a/internal/log/sysloglongunixgram_test.go b/internal/log/sysloglongunixgram_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11aecfd14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/log/sysloglongunixgram_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// GoToSocial
+// Copyright (C) GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+//go:build !darwin
+
+package log_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"regexp"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/log"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/testrig"
+)
+
+// TestSyslogLongMessageUnixgram is known to hang on macOS for messages longer than about 1500 bytes.
+func (suite *SyslogTestSuite) TestSyslogLongMessageUnixgram() {
+	socketPath := path.Join(os.TempDir(), uuid.NewString())
+	defer func() {
+		if err := os.Remove(socketPath); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	server, channel, err := testrig.InitTestSyslogUnixgram(socketPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	syslogServer := server
+	syslogChannel := channel
+
+	config.SetSyslogEnabled(true)
+	config.SetSyslogProtocol("unixgram")
+	config.SetSyslogAddress(socketPath)
+
+	testrig.InitTestLog()
+
+	log.Warn(nil, longMessage)
+
+	funcName := log.Caller(2)
+	prefix := fmt.Sprintf(`timestamp="02/01/2006 15:04:05.000" func=%s level=WARN msg="`, funcName)
+
+	entry := <-syslogChannel
+	regex := fmt.Sprintf(`timestamp=.* func=.* level=WARN msg="%s`, longMessage[:2048-len(prefix)])
+
+	suite.Regexp(regexp.MustCompile(regex), entry["content"])
+
+	if err := syslogServer.Kill(); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}