diff --git a/server/jetstream_cluster.go b/server/jetstream_cluster.go
index 2d6f30b5..205b5988 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_cluster.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_cluster.go
@@ -4264,7 +4264,8 @@ func (js *jetStream) processClusterCreateConsumer(ca *consumerAssignment, state
 		} else {
 			// Check for scale down to 1..
 			if rg.node != nil && len(rg.Peers) == 1 {
-				// Need to pop loopAndForward by closing qch and nil out both qch and pch.
+				// Need to pop loopAndForward by closing qch and nil out both qch and pch
+				// to avoid leaving a closed raft node forwarding proposals.
 				o.clearLoopAndForward()
 				o.clearNode()
 				o.setLeader(true)
diff --git a/server/jetstream_cluster_3_test.go b/server/jetstream_cluster_3_test.go
index f619dc76..0a8a65bc 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_cluster_3_test.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_cluster_3_test.go
@@ -5685,6 +5685,8 @@ func TestJetStreamClusterDetectOrphanNRGs(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestJetStreamClusterRestartThenScaleStreamReplicas(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("This test takes too long, need to make shorter")
+
 	c := createJetStreamClusterExplicit(t, "R3S", 3)
 	defer c.shutdown()