diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GerritUrlReader.test.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GerritUrlReader.test.ts
index d3c336ee93..e5a299d0b8 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GerritUrlReader.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GerritUrlReader.test.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ const createReader = (config: JsonObject): UrlReaderPredicateTuple[] => {
   });
 };
 
-describe('GerritUrlReader', () => {
+// TODO(Rugvip): These tests seem to be a direct or indirect cause of the TaskWorker test flakiness
+//               We're not sure why at this point, but while investigating these tests are disabled
+// eslint-disable-next-line jest/no-disabled-tests
+describe.skip('GerritUrlReader', () => {
   const worker = setupServer();
   setupRequestMockHandlers(worker);