diff --git a/e2e/common/traits/master_test.go b/e2e/common/traits/master_test.go
index 23696a5001..08de2e2317 100644
--- a/e2e/common/traits/master_test.go
+++ b/e2e/common/traits/master_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package traits
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -34,6 +35,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestMasterTrait(t *testing.T) {
+	/*
+	* TODO
+	* The test just keeps randomly failing, either on kind or OCP4 clusters.
+	* The integration times out before spinning up or tests for the Magicstring
+	* fail.
+	*
+	* Adding CAMEL_K_TEST_SKIP_PROBLEMATIC env var for the moment.
+	 */
+	if os.Getenv("CAMEL_K_TEST_SKIP_PROBLEMATIC") == "true" {
+		t.Skip("WARNING: Test marked as problematic ... skipping")
+	}
+
 	WithNewTestNamespace(t, func(ns string) {
 		Expect(Kamel("install", "-n", ns).Execute()).To(Succeed())