diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CommitCommandTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CommitCommandTest.java
index 7e657e64a..37fee402e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CommitCommandTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CommitCommandTest.java
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.submodule.SubmoduleWalk;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.treewalk.TreeWalk;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.treewalk.filter.TreeFilter;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.util.FS;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 /**
@@ -305,6 +306,7 @@ public class CommitCommandTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Ignore("very flaky when run with Hudson")
 	@Test
 	public void commitUpdatesSmudgedEntries() throws Exception {
 		try (Git git = new Git(db)) {
@@ -361,6 +363,7 @@ public class CommitCommandTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Ignore("very flaky when run with Hudson")
 	@Test
 	public void commitIgnoresSmudgedEntryWithDifferentId() throws Exception {
 		try (Git git = new Git(db)) {