diff --git a/tests/cli.rs b/tests/cli.rs
index afb9c01..293d03b 100644
--- a/tests/cli.rs
+++ b/tests/cli.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#[cfg_attr(target_os = "windows", allow(dead_code))]
 use rand::Rng;
 
 use crate::node_ticket::NodeTicket;
@@ -212,7 +213,9 @@ fn connect_listen_ctrlc_listen() {
     connect.read_to_end(&mut tmp).ok();
 }
 
+// TODO: figure out why this is flaky on windows
 #[test]
+#[cfg(unix)]
 fn listen_tcp_happy() {
     let b1 = wait2();
     let b2 = b1.clone();