diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index afdde191..b3fb2b4f 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ func (s *ConfigSuite) TestReadConfigValid() {
 }
 
 func (s *ConfigSuite) TestReadConfigValidPreservesDefaultsForMissingFields() {
+	if HasDefaultOverrides() {
+		s.T().Skip("Skipping test because default configuration overrides are present (this is a downstream fork)")
+	}
 	validConfigPath := s.writeConfig(`
 		port = "1337"
 	`)