diff --git a/.github/workflows/operator-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/operator-test.yaml
index f3fa5f56e..aae5bdbf6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/operator-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/operator-test.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run e2e tests
         working-directory: ./opentelemetry-operator
-        run:  chainsaw test --test-dir ./tests/e2e
+        # see https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-helm-charts/issues/1180 for flaky test
+        run:  chainsaw test --test-dir ./tests/e2e --exclude-test-regex "chainsaw/multiple-configmaps"
 
   operator-test-no-certmanager:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -113,4 +114,5 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run e2e tests
         working-directory: ./opentelemetry-operator
-        run:  chainsaw test --test-dir ./tests/e2e
+        # see https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-helm-charts/issues/1180 for flaky test
+        run:  chainsaw test --test-dir ./tests/e2e --exclude-test-regex "chainsaw/multiple-configmaps"