diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/tests/studio/test_import_export.py b/common/test/acceptance/tests/studio/test_import_export.py
index beadbafb68..905bf10877 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/tests/studio/test_import_export.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/tests/studio/test_import_export.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Acceptance tests for the Import and Export pages
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from bok_choy.promise import EmptyPromise
 from datetime import datetime
+from flaky import flaky
 
 from .base_studio_test import StudioLibraryTest, StudioCourseTest
 from ...fixtures.course import XBlockFixtureDesc
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ class ImportTestMixin(object):
         self.import_page.upload_tarball(self.tarball_name)
         self.import_page.wait_for_upload()
 
+    @flaky  # TODO make this not flaky. See TNL-2886.
     def test_import_timestamp(self):
         """
         Scenario: I perform a course / library import
@@ -199,6 +201,16 @@ class ImportTestMixin(object):
         import_date, import_time = self.import_page.timestamp
 
         self.import_page.wait_for_timestamp_visible()
+        # Flaky pattern:
+        #    This test failed because the utc_now and import date
+        #    might be assigned at different times. The error message
+        #    was "'18:30' != u'18:29'", meaning it uploaded it at 18:29, then,
+        #    when we assigned utc_now, the time had crossed the minute to
+        #    18:30.
+        # Possible fixes:
+        # *  Mock utcnow somehow.
+        # *  Check for the date and time within a certain range, rather than
+        #    doing a string comparison.
         self.assertEqual(utc_now.strftime('%m/%d/%Y'), import_date)
         self.assertEqual(utc_now.strftime('%H:%M'), import_time)