diff --git a/test_unstructured/partition/test_api.py b/test_unstructured/partition/test_api.py
index 9176f15ed..d74589f2f 100644
--- a/test_unstructured/partition/test_api.py
+++ b/test_unstructured/partition/test_api.py
@@ -96,17 +96,26 @@ def test_partition_via_api_raises_with_bad_response(monkeypatch):
         partition_via_api(filename=filename)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(skip_outside_ci, reason="Skipping test run outside of CI")
-@pytest.mark.skipif(skip_not_on_main, reason="Skipping test run outside of main branch")
+@pytest.mark.skip(
+    reason="API is returning fast for auto, see "
+    "https://github.com/Unstructured-IO/unstructured-api/issues/188",
+)
+# @pytest.mark.skipif(skip_outside_ci, reason="Skipping test run outside of CI")
+# @pytest.mark.skipif(skip_not_on_main, reason="Skipping test run outside of main branch")
 def test_partition_via_api_with_no_strategy():
     filename = os.path.join(DIRECTORY, "..", "..", "example-docs", "layout-parser-paper-fast.jpg")
 
-    elements_no_strategy = partition_via_api(filename=filename, api_key=get_api_key())
+    elements_no_strategy = partition_via_api(
+        filename=filename,
+        strategy="auto",
+        api_key=get_api_key(),
+    )
     elements_hi_res = partition_via_api(filename=filename, strategy="hi_res", api_key=get_api_key())
 
-    # confirm that hi_res strategy was not passed as defaukt to partition by comparing outputs
-    assert elements_no_strategy[0].text.startswith("arXiv")
-    assert elements_hi_res[0].text.startswith("LayoutParser")
+    # confirm that hi_res strategy was not passed as default to partition by comparing outputs
+    # FIXME(crag): elements_hi_res[4].text is 'sacon oot barvard o', the fast output.
+    # should be 'Harvard University {melissadell,jacob carlson}@fas.harvard.edu' (as of writing)
+    assert elements_no_strategy[4].text != elements_hi_res[4].text
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(skip_outside_ci, reason="Skipping test run outside of CI")