diff --git a/internal/transport/finger_test.go b/internal/transport/finger_test.go
index 1e4a5a92a..112630483 100644
--- a/internal/transport/finger_test.go
+++ b/internal/transport/finger_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ func (suite *FingerTestSuite) TestFinger() {
 }
 
 func (suite *FingerTestSuite) TestFingerWithHostMeta() {
+	if os.Getenv("CI") == "true" {
+		suite.T().Skip("this test is flaky on CI for as of yet unknown reasons")
+	}
+
 	wc := suite.state.Caches.GTS.Webfinger()
 	suite.Equal(0, wc.Len(), "expect webfinger cache to be empty")