diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
index 342706be560..5205700d154 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
@@ -101,4 +101,7 @@ jobs:
         cd tests
         export MODEL_ARCH=$(go env GOARCH)
 
+        # Skip destroy to keep the environment up.
+        export SKIP_DESTROY=true
+
         sg snap_microk8s './main.sh -c microk8s -v smoke_k8s'