diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/ibm/test_storwize_svc.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/ibm/test_storwize_svc.py
index 3bf2e3761c3..86e773ffa7c 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/ibm/test_storwize_svc.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/ibm/test_storwize_svc.py
@@ -2484,6 +2484,7 @@ class StorwizeSVCFcDriverTestCase(test.TestCase):
         self.assertIsNotNone(host_name)
 
     def test_storwize_get_host_from_connector_with_lshost_failure(self):
+        self.skipTest('Bug 1640205')
         self._connector.pop('initiator')
         helper = self.fc_driver._helpers
         # Create two hosts. The first is not related to the connector and