diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-4.19.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-4.19.yaml
index 39310f8da5394..ceac1dd5e5907 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-4.19.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-4.19.yaml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ tests:
         MIRROR_IMAGES=true
         INSTALLER_PROXY=true
         NETWORK_TYPE=OVNKubernetes
-      GINKGO_FOCUS_FILTER: with VMs
+      GINKGO_FOCUS_FILTER: with VMs|83022
       SKIP_FRONTEND_TESTS: "true"
       SKIP_QE_APP_REGISTRY: "true"
     test:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-4.20.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-4.20.yaml
index 678b22e08141f..2a80b6aa35b70 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-4.20.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-4.20.yaml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ tests:
         MIRROR_IMAGES=true
         INSTALLER_PROXY=true
         NETWORK_TYPE=OVNKubernetes
-      GINKGO_FOCUS_FILTER: with VMs
+      GINKGO_FOCUS_FILTER: with VMs|83022
       SKIP_FRONTEND_TESTS: "true"
       SKIP_QE_APP_REGISTRY: "true"
     test:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-4.21.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-4.21.yaml
index 1e1861881a08f..339d2ceae345a 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-4.21.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-4.21.yaml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ tests:
         MIRROR_IMAGES=true
         INSTALLER_PROXY=true
         NETWORK_TYPE=OVNKubernetes
-      GINKGO_FOCUS_FILTER: with VMs
+      GINKGO_FOCUS_FILTER: with VMs|83022
       SKIP_FRONTEND_TESTS: "true"
       SKIP_QE_APP_REGISTRY: "true"
     test:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-4.22.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-4.22.yaml
index f6325f43c12a4..ef704c53da06c 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-4.22.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-4.22.yaml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ tests:
         MIRROR_IMAGES=true
         INSTALLER_PROXY=true
         NETWORK_TYPE=OVNKubernetes
-      GINKGO_FOCUS_FILTER: with VMs
+      GINKGO_FOCUS_FILTER: with VMs|83022
       SKIP_FRONTEND_TESTS: "true"
       SKIP_QE_APP_REGISTRY: "true"
     test:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-5.0.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-5.0.yaml
index 17e2af37168fc..17b7dc669140c 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-5.0.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/network-observability-operator/openshift-network-observability-operator-release-2.0__nightly-5.0.yaml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ tests:
         MIRROR_IMAGES=true
         INSTALLER_PROXY=true
         NETWORK_TYPE=OVNKubernetes
-      GINKGO_FOCUS_FILTER: with VMs
+      GINKGO_FOCUS_FILTER: with VMs|83022
       SKIP_FRONTEND_TESTS: "true"
       SKIP_QE_APP_REGISTRY: "true"
     test:
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/netobserv/ginkgo-tests/netobserv-ginkgo-tests-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/netobserv/ginkgo-tests/netobserv-ginkgo-tests-commands.sh
index 92ccd452362fd..6d343316b08f3 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/netobserv/ginkgo-tests/netobserv-ginkgo-tests-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/netobserv/ginkgo-tests/netobserv-ginkgo-tests-commands.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ fi
 
 # skip tests with ginkgo args if they're going to be skipped in generic all tests jobs
 if [[ "${JOB_NAME_SAFE}" != *"ipv6"* && "${JOB_NAME_SAFE}" != *"virt"* && "${JOB_NAME_SAFE}" != *"vsphere"* ]]; then
-  SPECIALIZED_SKIP="82637|77894|with VMs|53844"
+  SPECIALIZED_SKIP="82637|77894|with VMs|53844|83022"
   if [[ -n "${GINKGO_SKIP_FILTER}" ]]; then
     GINKGO_SKIP_FILTER="${GINKGO_SKIP_FILTER}|${SPECIALIZED_SKIP}"
   else