diff --git a/hack/test-cmd.sh b/hack/test-cmd.sh
index 62dae08321..513086d9b6 100755
--- a/hack/test-cmd.sh
+++ b/hack/test-cmd.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ function stop-proxy()
   PROXY_PORT_FILE=
 }
 
+
 # Starts "kubect proxy" to test the client proxy. $1: api_prefix
 function start-proxy()
 {
@@ -248,32 +249,34 @@ runTests() {
   #######################
   # kubectl local proxy #
   #######################
-
-  # Make sure the UI can be proxied
-  start-proxy
-  check-curl-proxy-code /ui 301
-  check-curl-proxy-code /metrics 200
-  check-curl-proxy-code /api/ui 404
-  if [[ -n "${version}" ]]; then
-    check-curl-proxy-code /api/${version}/namespaces 200
-  fi
-  check-curl-proxy-code /static/ 200
-  stop-proxy
-
-  # Make sure the in-development api is accessible by default
-  start-proxy
-  check-curl-proxy-code /apis 200
-  check-curl-proxy-code /apis/extensions/ 200
-  stop-proxy
-
-  # Custom paths let you see everything.
-  start-proxy /custom
-  check-curl-proxy-code /custom/ui 301
-  check-curl-proxy-code /custom/metrics 200
-  if [[ -n "${version}" ]]; then
-    check-curl-proxy-code /custom/api/${version}/namespaces 200
-  fi
-  stop-proxy
+# This next block disabled until non-racy solution to 
+# port allocation can be found (#19999).
+#
+#  # Make sure the UI can be proxied
+#  start-proxy
+#  check-curl-proxy-code /ui 301
+#  check-curl-proxy-code /metrics 200
+#  check-curl-proxy-code /api/ui 404
+#  if [[ -n "${version}" ]]; then
+#    check-curl-proxy-code /api/${version}/namespaces 200
+#  fi
+#  check-curl-proxy-code /static/ 200
+#  stop-proxy
+#
+#  # Make sure the in-development api is accessible by default
+#  start-proxy
+#  check-curl-proxy-code /apis 200
+#  check-curl-proxy-code /apis/extensions/ 200
+#  stop-proxy
+#
+#  # Custom paths let you see everything.
+#  start-proxy /custom
+#  check-curl-proxy-code /custom/ui 301
+#  check-curl-proxy-code /custom/metrics 200
+#  if [[ -n "${version}" ]]; then
+#    check-curl-proxy-code /custom/api/${version}/namespaces 200
+#  fi
+#  stop-proxy
 
   ###########################
   # POD creation / deletion #