diff --git a/copy_from_test.go b/copy_from_test.go
index 6e2fe952..1182cb1e 100644
--- a/copy_from_test.go
+++ b/copy_from_test.go
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ func TestConnCopyFromFailServerSideMidwayAbortsWithoutWaiting(t *testing.T) {
 	conn := mustConnectString(t, os.Getenv("PGX_TEST_DATABASE"))
 	defer closeConn(t, conn)
 
+	skipCockroachDB(t, conn, "Server copy error does not fail fast")
+
 	mustExec(t, conn, `create temporary table foo(
 		a bytea not null
 	)`)