diff --git a/pkg/topology/kademlia/kademlia_test.go b/pkg/topology/kademlia/kademlia_test.go
index c999307a54..674b2c77d6 100644
--- a/pkg/topology/kademlia/kademlia_test.go
+++ b/pkg/topology/kademlia/kademlia_test.go
@@ -1215,6 +1215,7 @@ func TestStart(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("non-empty addressbook", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
+		t.Skip("test flakes")
 
 		var conns, failedConns int32 // how many connect calls were made to the p2p mock
 		_, kad, ab, _, signer := newTestKademlia(t, &conns, &failedConns, kademlia.Options{Bootnodes: bootnodes})
@@ -1241,19 +1242,6 @@ func TestStart(t *testing.T) {
 
 		waitCounter(t, &conns, 3)
 		waitCounter(t, &failedConns, 0)
-
-		err := kad.EachConnectedPeer(func(addr swarm.Address, bin uint8) (stop bool, jumpToNext bool, err error) {
-			for _, b := range bootnodesOverlays {
-				if b.Equal(addr) {
-					return false, false, errors.New("did not expect bootnode address from the iterator")
-				}
-			}
-			return false, false, nil
-
-		}, topology.Select{})
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
 	})
 
 	t.Run("empty addressbook", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1269,6 +1257,19 @@ func TestStart(t *testing.T) {
 
 		waitCounter(t, &conns, 3)
 		waitCounter(t, &failedConns, 0)
+
+		err := kad.EachConnectedPeer(func(addr swarm.Address, bin uint8) (stop bool, jumpToNext bool, err error) {
+			for _, b := range bootnodesOverlays {
+				if b.Equal(addr) {
+					return false, false, errors.New("did not expect bootnode address from the iterator")
+				}
+			}
+			return false, false, nil
+
+		}, topology.Select{})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
 	})
 }