diff --git a/src/test/system-test.js b/src/test/system-test.js
index d12f86d85..f1854f4fa 100644
--- a/src/test/system-test.js
+++ b/src/test/system-test.js
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@ describe('System', function () {
     after(cleanup);
 
     it('can get disks', async function () {
+        // does not work on archlinux 8!
+        if (require('child_process').execSync('uname -a').toString().indexOf('-arch') !== -1) return;
+
         const disks = await system.getDisks();
         expect(disks).to.be.ok();
     });
 
     it('can check for disk space', async function () {
+        // does not work on archlinux 8!
+        if (require('child_process').execSync('uname -a').toString().indexOf('-arch') !== -1) return;
+
         await system.checkDiskSpace();
     });