diff --git a/Tests/SentryTests/TestUtils/SentryTestObserver.m b/Tests/SentryTests/TestUtils/SentryTestObserver.m
index a4fb1f95073..a58619fa81b 100644
--- a/Tests/SentryTests/TestUtils/SentryTestObserver.m
+++ b/Tests/SentryTests/TestUtils/SentryTestObserver.m
@@ -52,11 +52,16 @@ - (instancetype)init
 
         // The SentryCrashIntegration enriches the scope. We need to install the integration
         // once to get the scope data.
-        [SentrySDK startWithOptionsObject:options];
 
-        self.scope = [[SentryScope alloc] init];
-        [SentryCrashIntegration enrichScope:self.scope
-                               crashWrapper:[SentryCrashWrapper sharedInstance]];
+        // When running the SentryTestObserver the code gets stuck when accessing the
+        // UIScreen.mainScreen in SentryCrashIntegration. We disable adding extra context for now.
+        // Ideally we somehow check here if we can access UIScreen.mainScreen, see
+        // https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/issues/2284
+        //        [SentrySDK startWithOptionsObject:options];
+        //
+        //        self.scope = [[SentryScope alloc] init];
+        //        [SentryCrashIntegration enrichScope:self.scope
+        //                               crashWrapper:[SentryCrashWrapper sharedInstance]];
 
         self.options = options;
     }