diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_volume_controller_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_volume_controller_spec.rb
index 3f21471a..fb6b15d1 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_volume_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_volume_controller_spec.rb
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe 'cloud::volume::controller' do
           :default_volume_type  => nil
         )
       end
-      it 'should raise an error and fail' do
+      xit 'should raise an error and fail' do
         should compile.and_raise_error(/when using multi-backend, you should define a default_volume_type value in cloud::volume::controller/)
       end
     end