diff --git a/lustre/tests/conf-sanity.sh b/lustre/tests/conf-sanity.sh
index 05c8e6ed9d867deb5146246fd9a8d841986d7776..0149579fc9ca245f66ed52e1e7f90435ac2581f1 100644
--- a/lustre/tests/conf-sanity.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/conf-sanity.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ set -e
 
 ONLY=${ONLY:-"$*"}
 
-# bug number for skipped test: 13739 
-HEAD_EXCEPT="                  32a 32b "
+# bug number for skipped test: 13739   17617
+HEAD_EXCEPT="                  32a 32b 45"
 
 # bug number for skipped test:                                 
 ALWAYS_EXCEPT=" $CONF_SANITY_EXCEPT $HEAD_EXCEPT"