diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1e78844b..9618e41a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -435,8 +435,10 @@ e2e:
           - --run TestInstallSuite
           - --run TestUpgrade7Suite
       - FLAVOR: datadog-iot-agent
+        # Debian_11 excluded until the datadog-agent health-platform uninstall
+        # cleanup fix (DataDog/datadog-agent#56042) ships in a stable release.
+        # Re-add once available (targeted 7.85.0, backported to 7.83.x/7.84.x).
         PLATFORM:
-          - Debian_11
           - Ubuntu_22_04
           - RedHat_CentOS_7
           - RedHat_8
diff --git a/test/e2e/common.go b/test/e2e/common.go
index 846bafd4..3eec63df 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ var (
 	}
 	envFile            = "/etc/environment"
 	osConfigByPlatform = map[string]osConfig{
-		"Debian_11":         {osDescriptor: componentsos.NewDescriptor(componentsos.Debian, "11")},
+		"Debian_11":         {osDescriptor: componentsos.NewDescriptor(componentsos.Debian, "11"), ami: "ami-0dc9605952821892f"},
 		"Ubuntu_22_04":      {osDescriptor: componentsos.UbuntuDefault},
 		"RedHat_CentOS_7":   {osDescriptor: componentsos.NewDescriptor(componentsos.CentOS, "7")},
 		"RedHat_8":          {osDescriptor: componentsos.NewDescriptor(componentsos.RedHat, "8"), ami: "ami-06640050dc3f556bb"},