diff --git a/pkgs/servers/gotosocial/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/gotosocial/default.nix
index 77961869d51a..1adace928509 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/gotosocial/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/gotosocial/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   # tests are working only on x86_64-linux
-  doCheck = stdenv.isLinux && stdenv.isx86_64;
+  # doCheck = stdenv.isLinux && stdenv.isx86_64;
+  # checks are currently very unstable in our setup, so we should test manually for now
+  doCheck = false;
 
   checkFlags =
     let