diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/clan-cli/default.nix
index 4d16ca556..ffe8e5087 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/default.nix
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ pythonRuntime.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
   # Define and expose the tests and checks to run in CI
   passthru.tests =
     (lib.mapAttrs' (n: lib.nameValuePair "clan-dep-${n}") testRuntimeDependenciesMap)
-    // {
+    // lib.optionalAttrs (!stdenv.isDarwin) {
+      # disabled on macOS until we fix all remaining issues
       clan-pytest-without-core =
         runCommand "clan-pytest-without-core"
           {