diff --git a/tests/test_misc.py b/tests/test_misc.py
index 989471c06551e729998aa4953c2216ee44230e4d..477ef4427fc68fba5cd370f9f421abf3e133b7d6 100644
--- a/tests/test_misc.py
+++ b/tests/test_misc.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import caosdb as db
 from caosdb import (Container, Info, Property, Record, RecordType,
                     execute_query)
 from pytest import raises
+from pytest import mark
 
 
 def setup():
@@ -583,6 +584,7 @@ def test_cache_performance():
         n += 10
 
 
+@mark.xfail(reason="Waits for MR https://gitlab.indiscale.com/caosdb/src/caosdb-pylib/-/merge_requests/15")
 def test_role_after_retrieve():
     rt = db.RecordType("TestRT").insert()
     entity = db.Entity(id=rt.id)