diff --git a/nixos/tests/gocd-agent.nix b/nixos/tests/gocd-agent.nix
index 105b6baa94e..5b630a40736 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/gocd-agent.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/gocd-agent.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ...} : {
   name = "gocd-agent";
   meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib.maintainers; {
     maintainers = [ grahamc swarren83 ];
+
+    # gocd agent needs to register with the autoregister key created on first server startup,
+    # but NixOS module doesn't seem to allow to pass during runtime currently
+    broken = true;
   };
 
   nodes = {