diff --git a/flutter_client/test/settings/storage_section_test.dart b/flutter_client/test/settings/storage_section_test.dart
index 1014f211..816d2815 100644
--- a/flutter_client/test/settings/storage_section_test.dart
+++ b/flutter_client/test/settings/storage_section_test.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ class _MockStorage extends Mock implements FlutterSecureStorage {}
 // which opens the AppDb via NativeDatabase. CI's flutter-ci runner
 // lacks libsqlite3.so so this silently emits a warning today and would
 // break under stricter analyze. Skipped with the drift cohort.
-const _skipDrift = 'libsqlite3 missing on flutter-ci runner; on-device covers';
+//
+// testWidgets only accepts a bool for skip (unlike test() which takes
+// a String reason). Reason: 'libsqlite3 missing on flutter-ci runner;
+// on-device covers'. See Fable #399.
+const _skipDrift = true;
 
 void main() {
   setUpAll(() {