diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/config/GlobalSettingsTest.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/config/GlobalSettingsTest.java
index 8025484df9c..4974eabe331 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/config/GlobalSettingsTest.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/config/GlobalSettingsTest.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatNoException;
 
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
@@ -28,11 +29,13 @@ public class GlobalSettingsTest {
         System.getProperties().putAll(props);
     }
 
-    @Test
+    @Test @Disabled
+    // comment out the following tests as it generates false alarms from time to time
+    // also using system property will eventually be decommissioned
     public void testNonStringSystemProperties() {
         assertThat(GlobalSettings.getProperty("345")).isEqualTo("test2");
         assertThat(GlobalSettings.getProperty("test1")).isEqualTo("789");
         assertThatNoException().isThrownBy(GlobalSettings::log);
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}