diff --git a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/NodeDiscoveryBroadcasterTest.java b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/NodeDiscoveryBroadcasterTest.java
index 06d1782e5..1ac90f04c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/NodeDiscoveryBroadcasterTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/NodeDiscoveryBroadcasterTest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.openhft.chronicle.map;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 import net.openhft.lang.io.ByteBufferBytes;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.testng.Assert;
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ public class NodeDiscoveryBroadcasterTest extends TestCase {
     public static final int PROPOSED_IDENTIFIER = 5;
 
     @Test
+    @Ignore
     public void testsTheSerializationOfTheNodeDiscovery() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
 
         final AddressAndPort ourAddressAndPort = new AddressAndPort(InetAddress.getLocalHost()