diff --git a/dash-pipeline/Makefile b/dash-pipeline/Makefile
index fb41bbcac..57d220779 100644
--- a/dash-pipeline/Makefile
+++ b/dash-pipeline/Makefile
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ kill-saichallenger-client:
 run-saichallenger-tests: run-saichallenger-functional-tests run-saichallenger-scale-tests
 
 run-saichallenger-functional-tests: deploy-ixiac
+        # Disabled due to https://github.com/sonic-net/DASH/issues/581
 	# $(DOCKER_RUN_SAI_CHALLENGER_CLIENT) \
 	# -w /sai-challenger/dash_tests/functional \
 	# $(DOCKER_FLAGS) \
@@ -750,6 +751,7 @@ run-saichallenger-functional-tests: deploy-ixiac
 	# ./run-tests.sh --setup=$(SAI_CHALLENGER_SETUP_FILE) $(SAI_CHALLENGER_TEST)
 
 run-saichallenger-scale-tests: deploy-ixiac
+        # Disabled due to https://github.com/sonic-net/DASH/issues/581
 	# $(DOCKER_RUN_SAI_CHALLENGER_CLIENT) \
 	# -w /sai-challenger/dash_tests/scale \
 	# $(DOCKER_FLAGS) \