diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index a2ac951c368..6907b6259fb 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ task:
         cpu: 4
         memory: 12G
     - name: web_tests-linux
+      # TODO(jonahwilliams): re-enabled once we've determined causes for flakiness
+      allow_failures: true
       env:
         SHARD: web_tests
       test_script: