diff --git a/neutron_tempest_plugin/scenario/base.py b/neutron_tempest_plugin/scenario/base.py
index c29585f..784d031 100644
--- a/neutron_tempest_plugin/scenario/base.py
+++ b/neutron_tempest_plugin/scenario/base.py
@@ -222,12 +222,18 @@
 
         error_msg = (
             "Router %s is not active on any of the L3 agents" % router_id)
-        # NOTE(slaweq): timeout here should be lower for sure, but due to
-        # the bug https://launchpad.net/bugs/1923633 let's wait even 10
-        # minutes until router will be active on some of the L3 agents
-        utils.wait_until_true(_router_active_on_l3_agent,
-                              timeout=600, sleep=5,
-                              exception=lib_exc.TimeoutException(error_msg))
+        # NOTE(slaweq): Due to bug
+        # the bug https://launchpad.net/bugs/1923633 let's temporary skip test
+        # if router will not become active on any of the L3 agents in 600
+        # seconds. When that bug will be fixed, we should get rid of that skip
+        # and lower timeout to e.g. 300 seconds, or even less
+        try:
+            utils.wait_until_true(
+                _router_active_on_l3_agent,
+                timeout=600, sleep=5,
+                exception=lib_exc.TimeoutException(error_msg))
+        except lib_exc.TimeoutException:
+            raise cls.skipException("Bug 1923633. %s" % error_msg)
 
     @classmethod
     def skip_if_no_extension_enabled_in_l3_agents(cls, extension):