diff --git a/jetty-proxy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/proxy/ProxyTunnellingTest.java b/jetty-proxy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/proxy/ProxyTunnellingTest.java
index 22f51ce..0c65211 100644
--- a/jetty-proxy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/proxy/ProxyTunnellingTest.java
+++ b/jetty-proxy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/proxy/ProxyTunnellingTest.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Assume;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -373,6 +374,7 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    @Ignore("External Proxy Server no longer stable enough for testing")
     public void testExternalProxy() throws Exception
     {
         // Free proxy server obtained from http://hidemyass.com/proxy-list/