diff --git a/src/test/common/terminals/environmentActivationProviders/terminalActivation.testvirtualenvs.ts b/src/test/common/terminals/environmentActivationProviders/terminalActivation.testvirtualenvs.ts
index 1fe20c50f337..890d7677e505 100644
--- a/src/test/common/terminals/environmentActivationProviders/terminalActivation.testvirtualenvs.ts
+++ b/src/test/common/terminals/environmentActivationProviders/terminalActivation.testvirtualenvs.ts
@@ -182,12 +182,18 @@ suite('Activation of Environments in Terminal', () => {
         if (process.env.CI_PYTHON_VERSION && process.env.CI_PYTHON_VERSION.startsWith('2.')) {
             this.skip();
         }
+        // https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/issues/17666
+        this.skip();
         await testActivation(envPaths.venvPath);
     });
-    test('Should activate with pipenv', async () => {
+    test('Should activate with pipenv', async function () {
+        // https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/issues/17666
+        this.skip();
         await testActivation(envPaths.pipenvPath);
     });
-    test('Should activate with virtualenv', async () => {
+    test('Should activate with virtualenv', async function () {
+        // https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/issues/17666
+        this.skip();
         await testActivation(envPaths.virtualEnvPath);
     });
     test('Should activate with conda', async function () {