diff --git a/spherical_geometry/tests/test_intersection.py b/spherical_geometry/tests/test_intersection.py
index a0cde9f..bf380c4 100644
--- a/spherical_geometry/tests/test_intersection.py
+++ b/spherical_geometry/tests/test_intersection.py
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ def test_intersection_crash():
     _ = poly.overlap(testFoV)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skip(reason="currently there is no solution to get this to pass")
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="currently there is no solution to get this to pass")
 def test_intersection_crash_similar_poly():
     p1 = polygon.SphericalPolygon(
         np.array([[-0.1094946215827374, -0.8592766830993238, -0.499654390280199 ],