diff --git a/dnet-dedup-test/src/test/java/eu/dnetlib/pace/DedupLocalTest.java b/dnet-dedup-test/src/test/java/eu/dnetlib/pace/DedupLocalTest.java
index 62a56c8..a5eb3cb 100644
--- a/dnet-dedup-test/src/test/java/eu/dnetlib/pace/DedupLocalTest.java
+++ b/dnet-dedup-test/src/test/java/eu/dnetlib/pace/DedupLocalTest.java
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ import eu.dnetlib.pace.utils.Utility;
 import org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaSparkContext;
 import org.apache.spark.sql.SparkSession;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+@Ignore
 public class DedupLocalTest extends DedupTestUtils {
 
     SparkSession spark;