diff --git a/ghost/admin/tests/integration/components/gh-file-uploader-test.js b/ghost/admin/tests/integration/components/gh-file-uploader-test.js
index 2c92ec47dc..dff3cb87a8 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/tests/integration/components/gh-file-uploader-test.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/tests/integration/components/gh-file-uploader-test.js
@@ -249,7 +249,8 @@ describe('Integration: Component: gh-file-uploader', function () {
         expect(findAll('input[type="file"]').length).to.equal(1);
     });
 
-    it('displays upload progress', async function () {
+    // skipped due to random failures on Travis - https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues/10308
+    it.skip('displays upload progress', async function () {
         // pretender fires a progress event every 50ms
         stubSuccessfulUpload(server, 150);
 
diff --git a/ghost/admin/tests/integration/components/gh-profile-image-test.js b/ghost/admin/tests/integration/components/gh-profile-image-test.js
index 38a6159dab..e85c38fd71 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/tests/integration/components/gh-profile-image-test.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/tests/integration/components/gh-profile-image-test.js
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ describe('Integration: Component: gh-profile-image', function () {
         ).to.have.attribute('style', 'background-image: url(); display: none');
     });
 
-    it('throttles gravatar loading as email is changed', async function () {
+    // skipped due to random failures on Travis - https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues/10308
+    it.skip('throttles gravatar loading as email is changed', async function () {
         let email = 'test@example.com';
         let expectedUrl = `//www.gravatar.com/avatar/${md5(email)}?s=100&d=404`;
 
diff --git a/ghost/admin/tests/integration/components/gh-task-button-test.js b/ghost/admin/tests/integration/components/gh-task-button-test.js
index 21322b2ac0..70383ba6ec 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/tests/integration/components/gh-task-button-test.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/tests/integration/components/gh-task-button-test.js
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ describe('Integration: Component: gh-task-button', function () {
         await settled();
     });
 
-    it('appears disabled whilst running', async function () {
+    // skipped due to random failures on Travis - https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues/10308
+    it.skip('appears disabled whilst running', async function () {
         this.set('myTask', task(function* () {
             yield timeout(50);
         }));
diff --git a/ghost/admin/tests/unit/components/gh-notification-test.js b/ghost/admin/tests/unit/components/gh-notification-test.js
index e045504075..92c3cf36db 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/tests/unit/components/gh-notification-test.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/tests/unit/components/gh-notification-test.js
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ describe('Unit: Component: gh-notification', function () {
         expect(notifications.closeNotification.calledWith(notification)).to.be.true;
     });
 
-    it('closes notification when animationend event is triggered', function (done) {
+    // skipped due to random failures on Travis - https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues/10308
+    it.skip('closes notification when animationend event is triggered', function (done) {
         let component = this.subject();
         let notifications = {};
         let notification = {message: 'Test close', type: 'success'};