diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/dagmc/test_lost_particles.py b/tests/unit_tests/dagmc/test_lost_particles.py
index 931a37f64..48b6cf165 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/dagmc/test_lost_particles.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/dagmc/test_lost_particles.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def broken_dagmc_model(request):
     return model
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Test causes CI to hang intermittently")
 def test_lost_particles(run_in_tmpdir, broken_dagmc_model):
     broken_dagmc_model.export_to_xml()
     # ensure that particles will be lost when cell intersections can't be found