diff --git a/.github/workflows/db-charm-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/db-charm-tests.yaml
index 05b60ce97..62b21d6de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/db-charm-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/db-charm-tests.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ jobs:
         charm-repo:
           - "canonical/postgresql-operator"
           - "canonical/postgresql-k8s-operator"
-          - "canonical/mysql-operator"
-          - "canonical/mysql-k8s-operator"
+# TODO: uncomment once we've fixed https://github.com/canonical/operator/issues/987
+#          - "canonical/mysql-operator"
+#          - "canonical/mysql-k8s-operator"
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the ${{ matrix.charm-repo }} repository