diff --git a/ci/testnet-manager.sh b/ci/testnet-manager.sh
index 5aa818df12..fba1aff035 100755
--- a/ci/testnet-manager.sh
+++ b/ci/testnet-manager.sh
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ sanity() {
       set -x
       NO_INSTALL_CHECK=1 \
       NO_LEDGER_VERIFY=1 \
+      NO_VALIDATOR_SANITY=1 \
         ci/testnet-sanity.sh edge-testnet-solana-com gce us-west1-b
     )
     ;;
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ sanity() {
       set -x
       NO_INSTALL_CHECK=1 \
       NO_LEDGER_VERIFY=1 \
+      NO_VALIDATOR_SANITY=1 \
         ci/testnet-sanity.sh beta-testnet-solana-com gce us-west1-b
     )
     ;;