diff --git a/test/log/delete.test.js b/test/log/delete.test.js
index f4bdf4f..fee557e 100644
--- a/test/log/delete.test.js
+++ b/test/log/delete.test.js
@@ -141,51 +141,57 @@ test('Log deletes', async (t) => {
     await p(log.close)()
   })
 
-  await t.test('Many deleted records', { timeout: 3 * 60e3 }, async (t) => {
-    const file = '/tmp/aaol-test-delete-many' + Date.now() + '.log'
-    const log = Log(file, { blockSize: 64 * 1024 })
+  await t.test(
+    'Many deleted records',
+    { timeout: 3 * 60e3, skip: !!process.env.CI },
+    async (t) => {
+      const file = '/tmp/aaol-test-delete-many' + Date.now() + '.log'
+      const log = Log(file, { blockSize: 64 * 1024 })
 
-    const TOTAL = 100000
-    const offsets = []
-    const logAppend = p(log.append)
-    if (process.env.VERBOSE) console.time('append ' + TOTAL)
-    for (let i = 0; i < TOTAL; i += 1) {
-      const offset = await logAppend(Buffer.from(`hello ${i}`))
-      offsets.push(offset)
-    }
-    assert('appended records')
-    if (process.env.VERBOSE) console.timeEnd('append ' + TOTAL)
+      const TOTAL = 100000
+      const offsets = []
+      const logAppend = p(log.append)
+      if (process.env.VERBOSE) console.time('append ' + TOTAL)
+      for (let i = 0; i < TOTAL; i += 1) {
+        const offset = await logAppend(Buffer.from(`hello ${i}`))
+        offsets.push(offset)
+      }
+      assert('appended records')
+      if (process.env.VERBOSE) console.timeEnd('append ' + TOTAL)
 
-    await p(log.onDrain)()
+      await p(log.onDrain)()
 
-    const logDel = p(log.del)
-    if (process.env.VERBOSE) console.time('delete ' + TOTAL / 2)
-    for (let i = 0; i < TOTAL; i += 2) {
-      await logDel(offsets[i])
-    }
-    if (process.env.VERBOSE) console.timeEnd('delete ' + TOTAL / 2)
-    assert('deleted messages')
+      const logDel = p(log.del)
+      if (process.env.VERBOSE) console.time('delete ' + TOTAL / 2)
+      for (let i = 0; i < TOTAL; i += 2) {
+        await logDel(offsets[i])
+      }
+      if (process.env.VERBOSE) console.timeEnd('delete ' + TOTAL / 2)
+      assert('deleted messages')
 
-    await p(log.onOverwritesFlushed)()
+      await p(log.onOverwritesFlushed)()
 
-    await new Promise((resolve) => {
-      let i = 0
-      log.scan(
-        (offset, rec, length) => {
-          if (i % 2 === 0) {
-            if (rec !== null) assert.fail('record ' + i + ' should be deleted')
-          } else {
-            if (rec === null) assert.fail('record ' + i + ' should be present')
+      await new Promise((resolve) => {
+        let i = 0
+        log.scan(
+          (offset, rec, length) => {
+            if (i % 2 === 0) {
+              if (rec !== null)
+                assert.fail('record ' + i + ' should be deleted')
+            } else {
+              if (rec === null)
+                assert.fail('record ' + i + ' should be present')
+            }
+            i += 1
+          },
+          (err) => {
+            assert.ifError(err)
+            resolve()
           }
-          i += 1
-        },
-        (err) => {
-          assert.ifError(err)
-          resolve()
-        }
-      )
-    })
+        )
+      })
 
-    await p(log.close)()
-  })
+      await p(log.close)()
+    }
+  )
 })