diff --git a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/StartTest.java b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/StartTest.java
index be346e3668..5ed1e0bb47 100644
--- a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/StartTest.java
+++ b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/StartTest.java
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ public class StartTest implements TestkitRequest {
         skipMessage = "Driver handles connection acquisition timeout differently";
         COMMON_SKIP_PATTERN_TO_REASON.put(
                 "^.*\\.TestConnectionAcquisitionTimeoutMs\\.test_should_encompass_the_handshake_time.*$", skipMessage);
+        COMMON_SKIP_PATTERN_TO_REASON.put(
+                "^.*\\.TestConnectionAcquisitionTimeoutMs\\.test_router_handshake_has_own_timeout_too_slow$",
+                skipMessage);
         COMMON_SKIP_PATTERN_TO_REASON.put(
                 "^.*\\.TestConnectionAcquisitionTimeoutMs\\.test_should_fail_when_acquisition_timeout_is_reached_first.*$",
                 skipMessage);