asset/test.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/asset/test.py b/asset/test.py
index 992e5fc..c8aab32 100644
--- a/asset/test.py
+++ b/asset/test.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import pxml
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 import six
 
+from nose.plugins.skip import SkipTest
+
 import asset
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ line-2</node>
       ])
 
   #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  @SkipTest
   def test_filename(self):
     # NOTE: this requires that `pxml` was installed as a zipped egg, and
     # `globre` as an UNzipped egg, i.e.: