diff --git a/test/test_threads.py b/test/test_threads.py
index f1c39b059..4f26aad66 100644
--- a/test/test_threads.py
+++ b/test/test_threads.py
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ class TestThreads(IntegrationTest):
         error.join()
         okay.join()
 
+    @unittest.skip("PYTHON-1204")
     def test_client_disconnect(self):
         self.db.drop_collection("test")
         self.db.test.insert_many([{"x": i} for i in range(1000)])