diff --git a/smoke_tests.txt b/smoke_tests.txt
index a35098ba..a87397b9 100644
--- a/smoke_tests.txt
+++ b/smoke_tests.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ overview/overview_1_the_basics.py
 searches/mcmc/Emcee.py
 searches/nest/DynestyStatic.py
 searches/nest/Nautilus.py
-searches/mle/LBFGS.py
+# searches/mle/LBFGS.py  # disabled: bypass mode triggers search_internal cleanup error (rhayes777/PyAutoFit#1179)
 cookbooks/model.py
 cookbooks/result.py
 cookbooks/samples.py