diff --git a/tests/abuild.bats b/tests/abuild.bats
index 8180e39..106ef19 100644
--- a/tests/abuild.bats
+++ b/tests/abuild.bats
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ teardown() {
 }
 
 @test "abuild: reject remote initd script with improper shebang" {
+	skip 'flaky'
 	cd testrepo/invalid-initd/
 	sed 's#@source@#test.initd::https://tpaste.us/ovyL?.initd#' APKBUILD.in >APKBUILD