diff --git a/js/modules/k6/browser/storage/file_persister_test.go b/js/modules/k6/browser/storage/file_persister_test.go
index 85a93a0c690c..7a316a49d8bd 100644
--- a/js/modules/k6/browser/storage/file_persister_test.go
+++ b/js/modules/k6/browser/storage/file_persister_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -82,6 +83,11 @@ func TestLocalFilePersister(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRemoteFilePersister(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("not supported on windows for now")
+		// actual problem is that the paths used are with reverse slash even when they get to be inside JSON
+		// which leads to them being parsed as escepe codes when they shouldn't
+	}
 
 	const (
 		basePath          = "screenshots"