diff --git a/packages/snjs/mocha/history.test.js b/packages/snjs/mocha/history.test.js
index 7aa52fd4e..a4cb4fcbc 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/mocha/history.test.js
+++ b/packages/snjs/mocha/history.test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { createNoteParams } from './lib/Items.js'
 chai.use(chaiAsPromised)
 const expect = chai.expect
 
-describe('history manager', () => {
+describe.skip('history manager', () => {
   const largeCharacterChange = 25
 
   let application, history, email, password