diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kafka-bundle/nifi-kafka-0-8-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kafka/KafkaPublisherTest.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kafka-bundle/nifi-kafka-0-8-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kafka/KafkaPublisherTest.java
index 5bb7c3cd58..4f7f57f767 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kafka-bundle/nifi-kafka-0-8-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kafka/KafkaPublisherTest.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kafka-bundle/nifi-kafka-0-8-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kafka/KafkaPublisherTest.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.apache.nifi.processors.kafka.test.EmbeddedKafka;
 import org.apache.nifi.processors.kafka.test.EmbeddedKafkaProducerHelper;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import kafka.consumer.Consumer;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ import kafka.javaapi.consumer.ConsumerConnector;
 
 // The test is valid and should be ran when working on this module. @Ignore is
 // to speed up the overall build
+@Ignore
 public class KafkaPublisherTest {
 
     private static EmbeddedKafka kafkaLocal;
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kafka-bundle/nifi-kafka-0-8-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kafka/PutKafkaTest.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kafka-bundle/nifi-kafka-0-8-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kafka/PutKafkaTest.java
index 77b2bb919b..ce6e6e7e75 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kafka-bundle/nifi-kafka-0-8-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kafka/PutKafkaTest.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kafka-bundle/nifi-kafka-0-8-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kafka/PutKafkaTest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.apache.nifi.util.TestRunner;
 import org.apache.nifi.util.TestRunners;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import kafka.consumer.Consumer;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ import kafka.javaapi.consumer.ConsumerConnector;
 
 // The test is valid and should be ran when working on this module. @Ignore is
 // to speed up the overall build
+@Ignore
 public class PutKafkaTest {
 
     private static EmbeddedKafka kafkaLocal;