diff --git a/backend/tests/integration/connector_job_tests/slack/test_prune.py b/backend/tests/integration/connector_job_tests/slack/test_prune.py
index 3410a477c..3abf7bd6f 100644
--- a/backend/tests/integration/connector_job_tests/slack/test_prune.py
+++ b/backend/tests/integration/connector_job_tests/slack/test_prune.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from datetime import timezone
 from typing import Any
 
+import pytest
+
 from danswer.connectors.models import InputType
 from danswer.db.enums import AccessType
 from danswer.server.documents.models import DocumentSource
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ from tests.integration.common_utils.vespa import vespa_fixture
 from tests.integration.connector_job_tests.slack.slack_api_utils import SlackManager
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="flaky - see DAN-835 for example", strict=False)
 def test_slack_prune(
     reset: None,
     vespa_client: vespa_fixture,