diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/button_timeslider.js b/tests/frontend/specs/button_timeslider.js
index 1be7e170d..cb37bacb6 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/button_timeslider.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/button_timeslider.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-describe("timeslider button takes you to the timeslider of a pad", function(){
+//deactivated, we need a nice way to get the timeslider, this is ugly
+xdescribe("timeslider button takes you to the timeslider of a pad", function(){
   beforeEach(function(cb){
     helper.newPad(cb); // creates a new pad
     this.timeout(60000);