diff --git a/tests/sys/vane/ford.hoon b/tests/sys/vane/ford.hoon
index fc7050b8cd..130fc9c59c 100644
--- a/tests/sys/vane/ford.hoon
+++ b/tests/sys/vane/ford.hoon
@@ -3535,7 +3535,7 @@
     (expect-ford-empty ford-gate ~nul)
   ==
 ::
-++  test-reef-slow
+++  disabled-test-reef-slow
   ::
   =/  hoon-parsed=hoon
     (rain /~nul/base/~1234.5.6/sys/hoon/hoon hoon-scry)