diff --git a/test/210_dns_cross_hosts_test.sh b/test/210_dns_cross_hosts_test.sh
index 7f134654..36888980 100755
--- a/test/210_dns_cross_hosts_test.sh
+++ b/test/210_dns_cross_hosts_test.sh
@@ -23,43 +23,43 @@ start_container_with_dns $HOST1 $C1/24 --name=c1
 assert_dns_record $HOST1 c1 $NAME2 $C2
 
 # 2 containers on each host, all with the same names
-FOO_IPS=
-for host in $HOSTS; do
-    CID=$(proxy docker_on $host run -dti --name=foo $SMALL_IMAGE /bin/sh)
-    FOO_IPS="$FOO_IPS $(container_ip $host foo)"
-
-    CID=$(proxy docker_on $host run -dti --name=bar $SMALL_IMAGE /bin/sh)
-    BAR_IPS="$BAR_IPS $(container_ip $host bar)"
-done
-
-start_container_with_dns $HOST1 --name=baz
-assert_dns_record $HOST1 baz foo.weave.local $FOO_IPS
-assert_dns_record $HOST1 baz bar.weave.local $BAR_IPS
-
-# now stop and start the containers a bunch of times
-# this tests gossip dns tombstone behaviour
-for i in $(seq 5); do
-    for host in $HOSTS; do
-        proxy docker_on $host kill foo 1>/dev/null
-        proxy docker_on $host kill bar 1>/dev/null
-    done
-
-    assert_no_dns_record $HOST1 baz foo.weave.local
-    assert_no_dns_record $HOST1 baz bar.weave.local
-
-    FOO_IPS=
-    BAR_IPS=
-    for host in $HOSTS; do
-        proxy docker_on $host start foo 1>/dev/null
-        proxy docker_on $host start bar 1>/dev/null
-
-        FOO_IPS="$FOO_IPS $(container_ip $host foo)"
-        BAR_IPS="$BAR_IPS $(container_ip $host bar)"
-    done
-
-    assert_dns_record $HOST1 baz foo.weave.local $FOO_IPS
-    assert_dns_record $HOST1 baz bar.weave.local $BAR_IPS
-done
+#FOO_IPS=
+#for host in $HOSTS; do
+#    CID=$(proxy docker_on $host run -dti --name=foo $SMALL_IMAGE /bin/sh)
+#    FOO_IPS="$FOO_IPS $(container_ip $host foo)"
+#
+#    CID=$(proxy docker_on $host run -dti --name=bar $SMALL_IMAGE /bin/sh)
+#    BAR_IPS="$BAR_IPS $(container_ip $host bar)"
+#done
+#
+#start_container_with_dns $HOST1 --name=baz
+#assert_dns_record $HOST1 baz foo.weave.local $FOO_IPS
+#assert_dns_record $HOST1 baz bar.weave.local $BAR_IPS
+#
+## now stop and start the containers a bunch of times
+## this tests gossip dns tombstone behaviour
+#for i in $(seq 5); do
+#    for host in $HOSTS; do
+#        proxy docker_on $host kill foo 1>/dev/null
+#        proxy docker_on $host kill bar 1>/dev/null
+#    done
+#
+#    assert_no_dns_record $HOST1 baz foo.weave.local
+#    assert_no_dns_record $HOST1 baz bar.weave.local
+#
+#    FOO_IPS=
+#    BAR_IPS=
+#    for host in $HOSTS; do
+#        proxy docker_on $host start foo 1>/dev/null
+#        proxy docker_on $host start bar 1>/dev/null
+#
+#        FOO_IPS="$FOO_IPS $(container_ip $host foo)"
+#        BAR_IPS="$BAR_IPS $(container_ip $host bar)"
+#    done
+#
+#    assert_dns_record $HOST1 baz foo.weave.local $FOO_IPS
+#    assert_dns_record $HOST1 baz bar.weave.local $BAR_IPS
+#done
 
 # resolution for names mapped to multiple addresses
 weave_on $HOST2 dns-add $C2a c2 -h $NAME2