diff --git a/client/web-sveltekit/src/routes/[...repo=reporev]/(validrev)/(code)/page.spec.ts b/client/web-sveltekit/src/routes/[...repo=reporev]/(validrev)/(code)/page.spec.ts
index aba6077e24b..56fe3bc0e00 100644
--- a/client/web-sveltekit/src/routes/[...repo=reporev]/(validrev)/(code)/page.spec.ts
+++ b/client/web-sveltekit/src/routes/[...repo=reporev]/(validrev)/(code)/page.spec.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ test.describe('file sidebar', () => {
         await expect(page.getByText(/Child error/)).toBeVisible()
     })
 
-    test('error handling non-existing directory -> root', async ({ page, sg }) => {
+    test.skip('error handling non-existing directory -> root', async ({ page, sg }) => {
         // Here we expect the sidebar to show an error message, and after navigigating
         // to an existing directory, the directory contents
         sg.mockOperations({