diff --git a/tests/RobotFramework/tests/cumulocity/configuration/configuration_operation.robot b/tests/RobotFramework/tests/cumulocity/configuration/configuration_operation.robot
index 7f62281e388..82a74679101 100644
--- a/tests/RobotFramework/tests/cumulocity/configuration/configuration_operation.robot
+++ b/tests/RobotFramework/tests/cumulocity/configuration/configuration_operation.robot
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Update configuration plugin config via cloud
 Modify configuration plugin config via local filesystem modify inplace
     [Documentation]    Editing the c8y-configuration-plugin.toml locally requires the
     ...                c8y-configuration-plugin service to be restarted
+    Skip    msg="Fails due to https://github.com/thin-edge/thin-edge.io/issues/1896"
     Cumulocity.Should Support Configurations    ${DEFAULT_CONFIG}    /etc/tedge/tedge.toml    system.toml    CONFIG1
     Execute Command    sed -i 's/CONFIG1/CONFIG3/g' /etc/tedge/c8y/c8y-configuration-plugin.toml
     Cumulocity.Should Support Configurations    ${DEFAULT_CONFIG}    /etc/tedge/tedge.toml    system.toml    CONFIG3
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ Update configuration plugin config via local filesystem copy
 Update configuration plugin config via local filesystem move
     [Documentation]    Repalacing the c8y-configuration-plugin.toml locally requires the
     ...                c8y-configuration-plugin service to be restarted
+    Skip    msg="Fails due to https://github.com/thin-edge/thin-edge.io/issues/1896"
     Cumulocity.Should Support Configurations    ${DEFAULT_CONFIG}    /etc/tedge/tedge.toml    system.toml    CONFIG1
     Transfer To Device    ${CURDIR}/c8y-configuration-plugin-updated.toml    /etc/tedge/c8y/
     Execute Command    mv /etc/tedge/c8y/c8y-configuration-plugin-updated.toml /etc/tedge/c8y/c8y-configuration-plugin.toml