diff --git a/desktop/app/src/utils/__tests__/Idler.node.tsx b/desktop/app/src/utils/__tests__/Idler.node.tsx
index d145312f9..bf9ba9270 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/utils/__tests__/Idler.node.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/utils/__tests__/Idler.node.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ test('Idler should interrupt', async () => {
   }
 });
 
-test('Idler should want to idle', async () => {
+// TODO(T98901996): Re-enable with flakiness fixed.
+test.skip('Idler should want to idle', async () => {
   const idler = new IdlerImpl(100);
   expect(idler.shouldIdle()).toBe(false);
   await sleep(10);