diff --git a/tests/system/small/test_session.py b/tests/system/small/test_session.py
index e8e601cc76..45e98cd960 100644
--- a/tests/system/small/test_session.py
+++ b/tests/system/small/test_session.py
@@ -1380,6 +1380,9 @@ def test_read_csv_for_gcs_wildcard_path(session, df_and_gcs_csv):
     bigframes.testing.utils.assert_frame_equal(bf_df.to_pandas(), pd_df.to_pandas())
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(
+    reason="Unstable test blocking PR submissions. Tracking bug b/497970577"
+)
 def test_read_csv_for_names(session, df_and_gcs_csv_for_two_columns):
     _, path = df_and_gcs_csv_for_two_columns