diff --git a/spec/acceptance/real_time_updates_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/real_time_updates_spec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/real_time_updates_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/real_time_updates_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe 'Updates to records in real-time indices', :live => true do
     product = Product.create! :name => "Widget \u0000"
 
     expect(Product.search.first).to eq(product)
-  end
+  end unless ENV['DATABASE'] == 'postgresql'
 
   it "handles attributes for sortable fields accordingly" do
     product = Product.create! :name => 'Red Fish'
Disable null character check for PostgreSQL.

Seems pg updates don't allow such strings in the database. Fine by me.