diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydal/default.nix
index d35d9575babf..e9abd6f5da04 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydal/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   lib,
+  stdenv,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
   pytestCheckHook,
@@ -42,6 +43,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "--deselect=tests/validators.py::TestValidators::test_IS_IN_DB"
   ];
 
+  disabledTests = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+    # socket.gaierror: [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known
+    "test_scheduler"
+  ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "pydal" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {