diff --git a/tests/local/zaza/sunbeam/charm_tests/clusterd/tests.py b/tests/local/zaza/sunbeam/charm_tests/clusterd/tests.py
index c294219b..ac63c8bf 100644
--- a/tests/local/zaza/sunbeam/charm_tests/clusterd/tests.py
+++ b/tests/local/zaza/sunbeam/charm_tests/clusterd/tests.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import subprocess
+import unittest
 from random import shuffle
 from typing import Tuple
 
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ class ClusterdTest(test_utils.BaseCharmTest):
         """Scale up."""
         self._add_2_units()
 
+    @unittest.skip("Skip until scale down stable")
     def test_201_scale_down_multiple_units(self):
         """Scale down 2 units."""
         units = self._get_units()
@@ -99,10 +101,13 @@ class ClusterdTest(test_utils.BaseCharmTest):
         for unit in units:
             model.block_until_unit_wl_status(unit, "active", timeout=60 * 5)
 
+    @unittest.skip("Skip until scale down stable")
     def test_202_scale_up_again(self):
         """Scale back to 3."""
         self._add_2_units()
 
+
+    @unittest.skip("Skip until scale down stable")
     def test_203_scale_down_to_2_units(self):
         """Scale down to 2 units for voter/spare test."""
         leader = model.get_lead_unit_name(self.application_name)
@@ -146,6 +151,7 @@ class ClusterdTest(test_utils.BaseCharmTest):
 
         return _tenacity_handler()
 
+    @unittest.skip("Skip until scale down stable")
     def test_204_scale_down_voter(self):
         """Scale down the voter member.