diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
index c42f65b98..9e6681a9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ jobs:
         vmm:
           - clh
           - qemu
-        exclude:
-          # TODO: enable with clh when https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/9764 is fixed
-          - vmm: clh
+    # TODO: enable with clh when https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/9764 is fixed
+    # TODO: enable with qemu when https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/9851 is fixed
+    if: false
     runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2304
     env:
       GOPATH: ${{ github.workspace }}
@@ -301,6 +301,9 @@ jobs:
           - dragonball
           - qemu
           - cloud-hypervisor
+        # TODO: enable with clh when https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/9852 is fixed
+        exclude:
+          - vmm: clh
     runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2304-smaller
     env:
       KATA_HYPERVISOR: ${{ matrix.vmm }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml
index 7514a27b6..8ea149f95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ jobs:
           - k0s
           - k3s
           - rke2
+    # TODO: There are a couple of vmm/k8s combination failing (https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/9854)
+    # and we will put the entire kata-deploy-tests on GARM on maintenance.
+    if: false
     runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2004-smaller
     env:
       DOCKER_REGISTRY: ${{ inputs.registry }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-kata-monitor-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-kata-monitor-tests.yaml
index 162e6485a..1fe74d51f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-kata-monitor-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-kata-monitor-tests.yaml
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ jobs:
         container_engine:
           - crio
           - containerd
-        include:
-          - container_engine: containerd
-            containerd_version: lts
+        # TODO: enable when https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/9853 is fixed
+        #include:
+        #  - container_engine: containerd
+        #    containerd_version: lts
         exclude:
           # TODO: enable with containerd when https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/9761 is fixed
           - container_engine: containerd
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2204-smaller
     env:
       CONTAINER_ENGINE: ${{ matrix.container_engine }}
-      CONTAINERD_VERSION: ${{ matrix.containerd_version }}
+      #CONTAINERD_VERSION: ${{ matrix.containerd_version }}
       KATA_HYPERVISOR: ${{ matrix.vmm }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4