diff --git a/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh b/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
index 492c215629b9b..79ba54f712947 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ DISRUPTIVE_TESTS=(
 GCE_FLAKY_TESTS=(
     "GCE\sL7\sLoadBalancer\sController" # issue: #17518
     "DaemonRestart\sController\sManager" # issue: #17829
+    "Daemon\sset\sshould\srun\sand\sstop\scomplex\sdaemon" # issue: #16623
     "Resource\susage\sof\ssystem\scontainers" # issue: #13931
     "NodeOutOfDisk" # issue: #17687
     "Cluster\slevel\slogging\susing\sElasticsearch" # issue: #17873