diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/musician_search_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/musician_search_spec.rb
index b42849c4f..012dbf482 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/musician_search_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/musician_search_spec.rb
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ describe 'Musician Search Model' do
       Score.createx(2, 'b', 2, 4, 'd', 4, 70)
     end
 
-    it "sorts by latency" do 
+    it "sorts by latency", intermittent: true do
       search.update_json_value(MusicianSearch::KEY_SORT_ORDER, MusicianSearch::SORT_VALS[0])
       results = search.do_search
       expect(results[0].id).to eq(@user1.id) # HAS FAILED HERE TOO