diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/http/TestHttpServerLifecycle.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/http/TestHttpServerLifecycle.java
index de290e3f1b5..0844c3e5aca 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/http/TestHttpServerLifecycle.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/http/TestHttpServerLifecycle.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.http;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.MiscTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.SmallTests;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
 
@@ -46,13 +47,13 @@ public class TestHttpServerLifecycle extends HttpServerFunctionalTest {
    *
    * @throws Throwable on failure
    */
-  @Test(timeout=60000)
+  @Ignore ("Hangs on occasion; see HBASE-14430") @Test(timeout=60000)
   public void testCreatedServerIsNotAlive() throws Throwable {
     HttpServer server = createTestServer();
     assertNotLive(server);
   }
 
-  @Test(timeout=60000)
+  @Ignore ("Hangs on occasion; see HBASE-14430") @Test(timeout=60000)
   public void testStopUnstartedServer() throws Throwable {
     HttpServer server = createTestServer();
     stop(server);
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ public class TestHttpServerLifecycle extends HttpServerFunctionalTest {
    *
    * @throws Throwable on failure
    */
-  @Test(timeout=60000)
+  @Ignore ("Hangs on occasion; see HBASE-14430") @Test(timeout=60000)
   public void testStartedServerIsAlive() throws Throwable {
     HttpServer server = null;
     server = createTestServer();
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ public class TestHttpServerLifecycle extends HttpServerFunctionalTest {
    *
    * @throws Throwable on failure
    */
-  @Test(timeout=60000)
+  @Ignore ("Hangs on occasion; see HBASE-14430") @Test(timeout=60000)
   public void testStoppedServerIsNotAlive() throws Throwable {
     HttpServer server = createAndStartTestServer();
     assertAlive(server);
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ public class TestHttpServerLifecycle extends HttpServerFunctionalTest {
    *
    * @throws Throwable on failure
    */
-  @Test(timeout=60000)
+  @Ignore ("Hangs on occasion; see HBASE-14430") @Test(timeout=60000)
   public void testStoppingTwiceServerIsAllowed() throws Throwable {
     HttpServer server = createAndStartTestServer();
     assertAlive(server);
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ public class TestHttpServerLifecycle extends HttpServerFunctionalTest {
    * @throws Throwable
    *           on failure
    */
-  @Test(timeout=60000)
+  @Ignore ("Hangs on occasion; see HBASE-14430") @Test(timeout=60000)
   public void testWepAppContextAfterServerStop() throws Throwable {
     HttpServer server = null;
     String key = "test.attribute.key";