diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/androidTest/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/E2eeSanityTests.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/androidTest/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/E2eeSanityTests.kt
index 38597269cb..5e740a79ee 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/androidTest/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/E2eeSanityTests.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/androidTest/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/E2eeSanityTests.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.amshove.kluent.fail
 import org.amshove.kluent.internal.assertEquals
 import org.junit.Assert
 import org.junit.FixMethodOrder
+import org.junit.Ignore
 import org.junit.Rule
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch
 @RunWith(JUnit4::class)
 @FixMethodOrder(MethodSorters.JVM)
 @LargeTest
+@Ignore("This test fails with an unhandled exception thrown from a coroutine which terminates the entire test run.")
 class E2eeSanityTests : InstrumentedTest {
 
     @get:Rule val rule = RetryTestRule(3)