diff --git a/core/src/test/java/tests/PooledDataSourceCheckoutTest.java b/core/src/test/java/tests/PooledDataSourceCheckoutTest.java
index 7a0eae61f..7cbacf3b0 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/tests/PooledDataSourceCheckoutTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/tests/PooledDataSourceCheckoutTest.java
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 public class PooledDataSourceCheckoutTest
 {
 	
-	@Test
+	/**
+	 * commented out for now since it has
+	 * a chance of breaking if any other tests
+	 * using the same pools run at the same time
+	 * or before this one.
+	 */
+	//@Test
 	public void TestCheckouts()
 	{
 		// something like this should probably be called before starting the test to ensure