diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_lms.py b/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_lms.py
index cfd0ab0368..9e6067c655 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_lms.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_lms.py
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ class RegisterFromCombinedPageTest(UniqueCourseTest):
         self.assertEqual(self.register_page.current_form, "login")
 
 
+@skip('ECOM-956: Failing intermittently due to 500 errors when trying to hit the mode creation endpoint.')
 @attr('shard_1')
 class PayAndVerifyTest(UniqueCourseTest):
     """Test that we can proceed through the payment and verification flow."""