diff --git a/tests/rest_api/channels/external_media/off-nominal/test-config.yaml b/tests/rest_api/channels/external_media/off-nominal/test-config.yaml
index d247c2ebf..330e8c015 100644
--- a/tests/rest_api/channels/external_media/off-nominal/test-config.yaml
+++ b/tests/rest_api/channels/external_media/off-nominal/test-config.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 testinfo:
+    skip: 'Unstable - issue 28'
     summary: Test External Media channel failure
     description: |
         Attempts to create an externalMedia channel with unsupported