diff --git a/tests/integ/test_smdataparallel_tf.py b/tests/integ/test_smdataparallel_tf.py
index 3de225b311..c01724b334 100644
--- a/tests/integ/test_smdataparallel_tf.py
+++ b/tests/integ/test_smdataparallel_tf.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     integ.test_region() not in integ.DATA_PARALLEL_TESTING_REGIONS,
     reason="Only allow this test to run in IAD and CMH to limit usage of p3.16xlarge",
 )
+@pytest.mark.skip("Failing due to bad DLC image release. Disable temporarily.")
 def test_smdataparallel_tf_mnist(
     sagemaker_session,
     tensorflow_training_latest_version,