diff --git a/cms/static/js/spec/transcripts/message_manager_spec.js b/cms/static/js/spec/transcripts/message_manager_spec.js
index 40eef7f02e..4e4d88a8a1 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/spec/transcripts/message_manager_spec.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/spec/transcripts/message_manager_spec.js
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ function ($, _, Utils, MessageManager, FileUploader, sinon) {
             });
         });
 
-        describe('Render', function () {
+        // Disabled 2/6/14 after intermittent failure in master
+        xdescribe('Render', function () {
 
             beforeEach(function () {
                 spyOn(_,'template').andCallThrough();