diff --git a/tests/pytests/scenarios/blackout/test_minion_blackout.py b/tests/pytests/scenarios/blackout/test_minion_blackout.py
index fcc288edfb78..581ad2b135ba 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/scenarios/blackout/test_minion_blackout.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/scenarios/blackout/test_minion_blackout.py
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
 
 
 def _check_skip(grains):
-    if grains["os"] == "Windows" and grains["osrelease"] == "2016Server":
+    """
+    Skip on windows because these tests are flaky, we need to spend some time to
+    debug why.
+    """
+    if grains["os"] == "Windows":
         return True
     return False