diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/tls_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/tls_test.ts
index c8dd7ddbeb..11691379c2 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit/tls_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/tls_test.ts
@@ -1081,7 +1081,8 @@ Deno.test(
 );
 
 Deno.test(
-  { permissions: { read: true, net: true } },
+  // Ignored because gmail appears to reject us on CI sometimes
+  { ignore: true, permissions: { read: true, net: true } },
   async function startTls() {
     const hostname = "smtp.gmail.com";
     const port = 587;