diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-installers.yml b/.github/workflows/test-installers.yml
index 8229aaafb1a..bd836e76f88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-installers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-installers.yml
@@ -177,4 +177,5 @@ jobs:
           # Exposing token to prevent update server from being rate limited
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         working-directory: packages/compass-smoke-tests
-        run: npm start -- --package ${{ matrix.package }} --tests ${{ matrix.test }}
+        # Using --skipUninstalling --skipCleanup because the runners are ephemeral
+        run: npm start -- --package ${{ matrix.package }} --tests ${{ matrix.test }} --skipUninstall --skipCleanup
diff --git a/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/cli.ts b/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/cli.ts
index 02a80808981..2ff69ce5bf9 100755
--- a/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/cli.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ const argv = yargs(hideBin(process.argv))
     description: 'Do not delete the sandboxes after a run',
     default: false,
   })
+  .option('skipUninstall', {
+    type: 'boolean',
+    description: 'Do not uninstall after a run',
+    default: false,
+  })
   .option('tests', {
     type: 'array',
     string: true,
diff --git a/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/context.ts b/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/context.ts
index 0f46d634583..3b75f610dd5 100644
--- a/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/context.ts
+++ b/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/context.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export type SmokeTestsContext = {
   localPackage?: boolean;
   tests: TestName[];
   skipCleanup: boolean;
+  skipUninstall: boolean;
 };
 
 export type SmokeTestsContextWithSandbox = SmokeTestsContext & {
diff --git a/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/tests/auto-update-from.ts b/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/tests/auto-update-from.ts
index e58420dd744..c9daa165a84 100644
--- a/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/tests/auto-update-from.ts
+++ b/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/tests/auto-update-from.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ export async function testAutoUpdateFrom(context: SmokeTestsContext) {
       delete process.env.UPDATE_CHECKER_ALLOW_DOWNGRADES;
     }
   } finally {
-    debug('Uninstalling');
-    await uninstall();
+    if (context.skipUninstall) {
+      debug('Skipped uninstalling');
+    } else {
+      debug('Uninstalling');
+      await uninstall();
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/tests/auto-update-to.ts b/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/tests/auto-update-to.ts
index bedfb378ba5..9f406260047 100644
--- a/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/tests/auto-update-to.ts
+++ b/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/tests/auto-update-to.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@ export async function testAutoUpdateTo(context: SmokeTestsContext) {
       delete process.env.UPDATE_CHECKER_ALLOW_DOWNGRADES;
     }
   } finally {
-    debug('Uninstalling');
-    await uninstall();
+    if (context.skipUninstall) {
+      debug('Skipped uninstalling');
+    } else {
+      debug('Uninstalling');
+      await uninstall();
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/tests/time-to-first-query.ts b/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/tests/time-to-first-query.ts
index 72d555c0f82..6bde37df10f 100644
--- a/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/tests/time-to-first-query.ts
+++ b/packages/compass-smoke-tests/src/tests/time-to-first-query.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ export async function testTimeToFirstQuery(context: SmokeTestsContext) {
       }
     );
   } finally {
-    debug('Uninstalling');
-    await uninstall();
+    if (context.skipUninstall) {
+      debug('Skipped uninstalling');
+    } else {
+      debug('Uninstalling');
+      await uninstall();
+    }
   }
 }