diff --git a/pkg/cli/interactive_tests/test_demo_multitenant.tcl b/pkg/cli/interactive_tests/test_demo_multitenant.tcl.disabled
similarity index 86%
rename from pkg/cli/interactive_tests/test_demo_multitenant.tcl
rename to pkg/cli/interactive_tests/test_demo_multitenant.tcl.disabled
index 73606bf563e3..825d1ba07ec0 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/interactive_tests/test_demo_multitenant.tcl
+++ b/pkg/cli/interactive_tests/test_demo_multitenant.tcl.disabled
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env expect -f
 
+# This test is skipped -- its filename lets it hide from the selector in
+# TestDockerCLI. Unskip it by renaming after fixing
+# https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/issues/96239.
+
 source [file join [file dirname $argv0] common.tcl]
 start_test "Check --multitenant flag runs as expected"