diff --git a/cmd/gitannex/e2e_test.go b/cmd/gitannex/e2e_test.go
index ffc630100..93a51c8db 100644
--- a/cmd/gitannex/e2e_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gitannex/e2e_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fstest"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fstest/testy"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/buildinfo"
 )
 
@@ -189,6 +190,10 @@ func skipE2eTestIfNecessary(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skip("Skipping because fstest remote was specified.")
 	}
 
+	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" && testy.CI() {
+		t.Skip("Skipping on macOS CI - tests frequently time out")
+	}
+
 	// TODO: Support e2e tests on Windows. Need to evaluate the semantics of the
 	// HOME and PATH environment variables.
 	switch runtime.GOOS {