diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/test_html.py b/pandas/tests/io/test_html.py
index 183d217eb09d6..0f3eceba77864 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/test_html.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/test_html.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ def test_banklist_url(self):
 
         assert_framelist_equal(df1, df2)
 
+    @pytest.mark.xfail
     @network
     def test_spam_url(self):
         url = (