diff --git a/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.test.ts b/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.test.ts
index 35b6fac7a8f..220c682c83e 100644
--- a/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.test.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('ReqResp', () => {
     expect(res).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
-  it('should request from a later peer if other peers are offline', async () => {
+  it.skip('should request from a later peer if other peers are offline', async () => {
     nodes = await createNodes(peerScoring, 4);
 
     await startNodes(nodes);