diff --git a/swarm/network/syncdb_test.go b/swarm/network/syncdb_test.go
index e46d32a2e..ed43fbd06 100644
--- a/swarm/network/syncdb_test.go
+++ b/swarm/network/syncdb_test.go
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ func (self *testSyncDb) expect(n int, db bool) {
 }
 
 func TestSyncDb(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("fails randomly on all platforms")
+
 	priority := High
 	bufferSize := 5
 	batchSize := 2 * bufferSize