diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-jupyter-server-terminals/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-jupyter-server-terminals/package.py
index bf4c6a4c83..57cc9145cb 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-jupyter-server-terminals/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-jupyter-server-terminals/package.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class PyJupyterServerTerminals(PythonPackage):
     # for windows depends_on pywinpty@2.0.3:
     # py-pywinpty is not in spack and requires the build system maturin
     depends_on("py-terminado@0.8.3:", type=("build", "run"))
+
     # to prevent: ModuleNotFoundError: Jupyter Server must be installed to use this extension.
     # there should be a dependency on `py-jupyter-server` but this would create
     # a cyclic dependency
+    skip_modules = ["jupyter_server_terminals"]