diff --git a/scripts/run-unit-tests.sh b/scripts/run-unit-tests.sh
index 2dba8795626..dc49d5649b2 100755
--- a/scripts/run-unit-tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-unit-tests.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ excluded_packages=(
 # packages that must be run serially
 serial_packages=(
     "github.com/hyperledger/fabric/gossip/..."
+    "github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/ledger/kvledger/txmgmt/statedb/statecouchdb"
 )
 
 # packages which need to be tested with build tag pkcs11