diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-nfl_team_tiers.R b/tests/testthat/test-nfl_team_tiers.R
index f3ad3cc..f56e59c 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-nfl_team_tiers.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-nfl_team_tiers.R
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 test_that("team tiers work", {
+  # skip because of data.table multithreading
+  skip_on_cran()
+
   library(ggplot2)
   teams <- nflplotR::valid_team_names()
   # remove conference logos from this example