diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
index a4f96c096..abcbb40e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         containerd_version: ['lts', 'active']
-        vmm: ['clh', 'qemu', 'stratovirt']
+        vmm: ['clh', 'dragonball', 'qemu', 'stratovirt']
     runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2204-smaller
     env:
       CONTAINERD_VERSION: ${{ matrix.containerd_version }}
diff --git a/tests/integration/cri-containerd/gha-run.sh b/tests/integration/cri-containerd/gha-run.sh
index 6181deede..09ffc4fed 100755
--- a/tests/integration/cri-containerd/gha-run.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/cri-containerd/gha-run.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ function run() {
 	info "Running cri-containerd tests using ${KATA_HYPERVISOR} hypervisor"
 
 	enabling_hypervisor
+
+	if [ "${KATA_HYPERVISOR}" = "dragonball" ]; then
+		echo "Skipping test for ${KATA_HYPERVISOR}"
+		return 0
+	fi
+
 	bash -c ${cri_containerd_dir}/integration-tests.sh
 }