diff --git a/scripts/run-cni-release-tests.sh b/scripts/run-cni-release-tests.sh
index 20fb3d2dc1..309410be11 100755
--- a/scripts/run-cni-release-tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-cni-release-tests.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function run_integration_test() {
 
   echo "Running cni integration tests"
   START=$SECONDS
-  cd $INTEGRATION_TEST_DIR/cni && CGO_ENABLED=0 ginkgo $EXTRA_GINKGO_FLAGS -v -timeout 60m --no-color --fail-on-pending -- --cluster-kubeconfig="$KUBE_CONFIG_PATH" --cluster-name="$CLUSTER_NAME" --aws-region="$REGION" --aws-vpc-id="$VPC_ID" --ng-name-label-key="$NG_LABEL_KEY" --ng-name-label-val="$NG_LABEL_VAL" --test-image-registry=$TEST_IMAGE_REGISTRY || TEST_RESULT=fail
+  cd $INTEGRATION_TEST_DIR/cni && CGO_ENABLED=0 ginkgo $EXTRA_GINKGO_FLAGS --skip-file=soak_test.go -v -timeout 60m --no-color --fail-on-pending -- --cluster-kubeconfig="$KUBE_CONFIG_PATH" --cluster-name="$CLUSTER_NAME" --aws-region="$REGION" --aws-vpc-id="$VPC_ID" --ng-name-label-key="$NG_LABEL_KEY" --ng-name-label-val="$NG_LABEL_VAL" --test-image-registry=$TEST_IMAGE_REGISTRY || TEST_RESULT=fail
   echo "cni test took $((SECONDS - START)) seconds."
 
   if [[ ! -z $PROD_IMAGE_REGISTRY ]]; then