diff --git a/tests/sentry/eventstore/snuba/test_backend.py b/tests/sentry/eventstore/snuba/test_backend.py
index 63e56a49f14bef..1c6304c60105c0 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/eventstore/snuba/test_backend.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/eventstore/snuba/test_backend.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
+import pytest
+
 from sentry.eventstore.base import Filter
 from sentry.eventstore.models import Event
 from sentry.eventstore.snuba.backend import SnubaEventStorage
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@ def test_get_event_beyond_retention(self):
             event = self.eventstore.get_event_by_id(self.project2.id, "d" * 32)
             assert event is None
 
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="fails in Snuba CI")
     def test_get_adjacent_event_ids(self):
         event = self.eventstore.get_event_by_id(self.project2.id, "b" * 32)