diff --git a/tests/test_athena.py b/tests/test_athena.py
index 4a47aeae1..d084924e9 100644
--- a/tests/test_athena.py
+++ b/tests/test_athena.py
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ def test_athena(path, glue_database, glue_table, kms_key, workgroup0, workgroup1
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail()
 def test_athena_query_cancelled(glue_database):
     query_execution_id = wr.athena.start_query_execution(
         sql="SELECT " + "rand(), " * 2000 + "rand()", database=glue_database