diff --git a/ansible/roles/csi/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/csi/defaults/main.yml
index c91d557..5c05040 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/csi/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/csi/defaults/main.yml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ csi_smoke_test_base_storage_class: "hcloud-volumes"
 csi_smoke_test_size: "1Gi"
 csi_smoke_test_pvc_timeout_seconds: 300
 csi_smoke_test_job_timeout_seconds: 300
-csi_smoke_test_required: true
+csi_smoke_test_required: false