diff --git a/conda-store-server/tests/test_actions.py b/conda-store-server/tests/test_actions.py
index 0ac91dc02..7877aa5e0 100644
--- a/conda-store-server/tests/test_actions.py
+++ b/conda-store-server/tests/test_actions.py
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ def test_generate_conda_pack(tmp_path, current_prefix):
     assert output_filename.exists()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason=(
+    "upstream issue in conda-docker, see "
+    "https://github.com/conda-incubator/conda-store/issues/666"))
 def test_generate_conda_docker(conda_store, current_prefix):
     action.action_generate_conda_docker(
         conda_prefix=current_prefix,