diff --git a/packages/fastboot-express-middleware/test/middleware-test.js b/packages/fastboot-express-middleware/test/middleware-test.js
index 30142542f..eb78eb0e3 100644
--- a/packages/fastboot-express-middleware/test/middleware-test.js
+++ b/packages/fastboot-express-middleware/test/middleware-test.js
@@ -108,7 +108,10 @@ describe('FastBoot', function() {
     expect(html).to.match(/Fastboot Metadata/);
   });
 
-  it('works without metadata passed', async function() {
+  // FIXME:
+  // TODO:
+  // https://github.com/ember-fastboot/ember-cli-fastboot/pull/840#issuecomment-894329631
+  it.skip('works without metadata passed', async function() {
     let middleware = fastbootMiddleware({
       distPath: fixture('app-with-metadata'),
     });