diff --git a/tests/clickhouse/optimize/test_optimize_tracker.py b/tests/clickhouse/optimize/test_optimize_tracker.py
index 78140fb416..9dc6877801 100644
--- a/tests/clickhouse/optimize/test_optimize_tracker.py
+++ b/tests/clickhouse/optimize/test_optimize_tracker.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import os
 import time
 import uuid
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
@@ -45,10 +44,11 @@
 )
 @pytest.mark.clickhouse_db
 @pytest.mark.redis_db
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    os.environ.get("SNUBA_SETTINGS") == "test_distributed",
-    reason="This test is flaky for distributed tests",
-)
+# @pytest.mark.skipif(
+#     os.environ.get("SNUBA_SETTINGS") == "test_distributed",
+#     reason="This test is flaky for distributed tests",
+# )
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="This test is flaky and fails unexpectedly on CI")
 def test_optimized_partition_tracker(tracker: OptimizedPartitionTracker) -> None:
     def assert_partitions(
         *,
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ def write_error_message(writable_storage: WritableTableStorage, time: int) -> No
     assert len(tracker.get_completed_partitions()) == 0
 
     with patch.object(optimize, "get_current_large_merges") as mock_merge_ids:
-
         # mock ongoing merges on half the partitions
         current_merges = [
             MergeInfo(