diff --git a/zio-http/jvm/src/test/scala/zio/http/ClientHttpsSpec.scala b/zio-http/jvm/src/test/scala/zio/http/ClientHttpsSpec.scala
index fcdb1842e2..2566dc3228 100644
--- a/zio-http/jvm/src/test/scala/zio/http/ClientHttpsSpec.scala
+++ b/zio-http/jvm/src/test/scala/zio/http/ClientHttpsSpec.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package zio.http
 
 import zio._
 import zio.test.Assertion._
-import zio.test.TestAspect.nonFlaky
+import zio.test.TestAspect.{flaky, nonFlaky}
 import zio.test.{TestAspect, assertZIO}
 
 import zio.http.netty.NettyConfig
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ abstract class ClientHttpsSpecBase extends ZIOHttpSpec {
     test("should respond as Bad Request") {
       val actual = Client.batched(Request.get(badRequest)).map(_.status)
       assertZIO(actual)(equalTo(Status.BadRequest))
-    },
+    } @@ flaky /* sometimes we get 503 */,
     test("should throw DecoderException for handshake failure") {
       val actual = Client.batched(Request.get(untrusted)).exit
       assertZIO(actual)(