diff --git a/browser/components/uitour/test/browser.ini b/browser/components/uitour/test/browser.ini
index 375c95b45abf..cde749dca31e 100644
--- a/browser/components/uitour/test/browser.ini
+++ b/browser/components/uitour/test/browser.ini
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ support-files =
   ../UITour-lib.js
 
 [browser_backgroundTab.js]
+skip-if = e10s # Intermittent failures, bug 1244991
 [browser_closeTab.js]
 [browser_fxa.js]
 skip-if = e10s || debug || asan # Bug 1240747 - UITour tests not e10s friendly # updateAppMenuItem leaks