diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/ClientTelemetryReleaseTests.cs b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/ClientTelemetryReleaseTests.cs
index 07230e63a8..2cf15bbf56 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/ClientTelemetryReleaseTests.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/ClientTelemetryReleaseTests.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.SDK.EmulatorTests
     /// If you are making changes in this file please make sure you are adding similar test in <see cref="ClientTelemetryTests"/> also.
     /// </summary>
     [TestClass]
+    [TestCategory("Quarantine") /* Release pipelines failing to connect to telemetry service */]
     [TestCategory("ClientTelemetryRelease")]
     public class ClientTelemetryReleaseTests : ClientTelemetryTestsBase
     {
diff --git a/azure-pipelines-official.yml b/azure-pipelines-official.yml
index 3081a1aa03..af2683c31e 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines-official.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines-official.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stages:
         inputs:
           command: test
           projects: 'Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/*.csproj'
-          arguments: --filter "TestCategory=ClientTelemetryRelease" --verbosity normal --configuration ${{ variables.BuildConfiguration }} /p:OS=Windows
+          arguments: --filter "TestCategory=ClientTelemetryRelease & TestCategory!=Quarantine" --verbosity normal --configuration ${{ variables.BuildConfiguration }} /p:OS=Windows
           nugetConfigPath: NuGet.config
           publishTestResults: true
           testRunTitle: Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests