diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index e7e3e77b..ab11ce03 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ environment:
     - job_name: datalad-core-4
       DTS: >
         datalad.local
+      KEYWORDS: >
+        not test_wtf
       APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: Ubuntu2004
       PY: 3.8
       INSTALL_SYSPKGS: