diff --git a/workers/dockerfilebuild.py b/workers/dockerfilebuild.py
index 764a69771..1991bc9fc 100644
--- a/workers/dockerfilebuild.py
+++ b/workers/dockerfilebuild.py
@@ -293,8 +293,9 @@ class DockerfileBuildContext(object):
       status_str = str(fully_unwrapped.encode('utf-8'))
 
       # Check for system errors when building.
-      if matches_system_error(status_str):
-        raise WorkerUnhealthyException(status_str)
+      # DISABLED: LXC is super flaky, but this is causing build nodes to spasm.
+      #if matches_system_error(status_str):
+      #  raise WorkerUnhealthyException(status_str)
 
       logger.debug('Status: %s', status_str)
       step_increment = re.search(r'Step ([0-9]+) :', status_str)