diff --git a/orchestration/hca_orchestration/tests/e2e/test_load_hca.py b/orchestration/hca_orchestration/tests/e2e/test_load_hca.py
index 9872bdb3..669b894a 100644
--- a/orchestration/hca_orchestration/tests/e2e/test_load_hca.py
+++ b/orchestration/hca_orchestration/tests/e2e/test_load_hca.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import logging
 import time
+
 import pytest
 from dagster import execute_pipeline
-
 from hca_orchestration.repositories.local_repository import load_hca_job
 from hca_orchestration.tests.support.bigquery import (
     assert_data_loaded,
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
 )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="This test is failing against TDR/BQ dev env - FE-203")
 @pytest.mark.e2e
 def test_load_hca(load_hca_run_config, dataset_name, tdr_bigquery_client, dataset_info):
     job = load_hca_job()
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ def test_load_hca(load_hca_run_config, dataset_name, tdr_bigquery_client, datase
         run_config=load_hca_run_config
     )
 
+    logging.info("Waiting for metadata to propagate")
     time.sleep(600)  # pausing execution to allow for permissions to propagate
 
     bq_project = dataset_info.dataset_data_project_id