diff --git a/backend/tests/daily/connectors/zendesk/test_zendesk_connector.py b/backend/tests/daily/connectors/zendesk/test_zendesk_connector.py
index 0fe8d561ee..0d757ecbfb 100644
--- a/backend/tests/daily/connectors/zendesk/test_zendesk_connector.py
+++ b/backend/tests/daily/connectors/zendesk/test_zendesk_connector.py
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ def get_credentials() -> dict[str, str]:
     }
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(
+    reason=(
+        "Cannot get Zendesk developer account to ensure zendesk account does not "
+        "expire after 2 weeks"
+    )
+)
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "connector_fixture", ["zendesk_article_connector", "zendesk_ticket_connector"]
 )
@@ -96,6 +102,12 @@ def test_zendesk_connector_basic(
         )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(
+    reason=(
+        "Cannot get Zendesk developer account to ensure zendesk account does not "
+        "expire after 2 weeks"
+    )
+)
 def test_zendesk_connector_slim(zendesk_article_connector: ZendeskConnector) -> None:
     # Get full doc IDs
     all_full_doc_ids = set()