diff --git a/integration-tests/bats/sql-server.bats b/integration-tests/bats/sql-server.bats
index 2c1446d15a..2ac64234ff 100644
--- a/integration-tests/bats/sql-server.bats
+++ b/integration-tests/bats/sql-server.bats
@@ -1702,8 +1702,10 @@ s.close()
     rm -rf mydb2
 
     run dolt sql-client -P $PORT -u dolt --use-db '' -q "SHOW DATABASES"
-    [ $status -ne 0 ]
+    [ $status -eq 0 ]
 
+    skip "Forcefully deleting a database doesn't cause direct panics, but also doesn't stop the server"
+   
     run grep "panic" server_log.txt
     [ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 0 ]