diff --git a/fstest/test_all/config.yaml b/fstest/test_all/config.yaml
index d768e3970..5219f9ac7 100644
--- a/fstest/test_all/config.yaml
+++ b/fstest/test_all/config.yaml
@@ -133,12 +133,15 @@ backends:
      - TestIntegration/FsMkdir/FsEncoding/leading_HT
      - TestIntegration/FsMkdir/FsEncoding/leading_VT
      - TestIntegration/FsMkdir/FsPutFiles/FsPutStream/0
- - backend:  "s3"
-   remote:   "TestS3DigitalOcean:"
-   fastlist: true
-   ignore:
-     - TestIntegration/FsMkdir/FsPutFiles/FsCopy
-     - TestIntegration/FsMkdir/FsPutFiles/SetTier
+ # Disabled due to excessive rate limiting at DO which cause the tests never to pass
+ # This hits the rate limit as documented here: https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/spaces/#limits
+ # 2 COPYs per 5 minutes on any individual object in a Space
+ # - backend:  "s3"
+ #   remote:   "TestS3DigitalOcean:"
+ #   fastlist: true
+ #   ignore:
+ #     - TestIntegration/FsMkdir/FsPutFiles/FsCopy
+ #     - TestIntegration/FsMkdir/FsPutFiles/SetTier
  - backend:  "s3"
    remote:   "TestS3Ceph:"
    fastlist: true