diff --git a/tests/dualtor/test_heartbeat_failure.py b/tests/dualtor/test_heartbeat_failure.py
index 2db9bc6a3ac..058272b02a5 100644
--- a/tests/dualtor/test_heartbeat_failure.py
+++ b/tests/dualtor/test_heartbeat_failure.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 from tests.common.dualtor.constants import MUX_SIM_ALLOWED_DISRUPTION_SEC
 
 pytestmark = [
-    pytest.mark.topology("dualtor")
+    pytest.mark.topology("dualtor"),
+    pytest.mark.skip(reason="skipping until the mux toggle issue is addressed")
 ]