diff --git a/launcher/src/test/java/org/apache/spark/launcher/LauncherServerSuite.java b/launcher/src/test/java/org/apache/spark/launcher/LauncherServerSuite.java
index bfe1fcc87fe352b7d78cc6e24a07bd5cb880d6ee..22b834c5753a54f915828912465682298481466f 100644
--- a/launcher/src/test/java/org/apache/spark/launcher/LauncherServerSuite.java
+++ b/launcher/src/test/java/org/apache/spark/launcher/LauncherServerSuite.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.Semaphore;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ public class LauncherServerSuite extends BaseSuite {
     }
   }
 
-  @Test
+  @Ignore
   public void testCommunication() throws Exception {
     ChildProcAppHandle handle = LauncherServer.newAppHandle();
     TestClient client = null;