diff --git a/.github/workflows/enos-run.yml b/.github/workflows/enos-run.yml
index ce2d72312..1b42bb63b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/enos-run.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/enos-run.yml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
           export ENOS_VAR_enos_user=$GITHUB_ACTOR && \
           enos scenario run --timeout 60m0s --chdir ./enos ${{ matrix.filter }}
       - name: Destroy Enos scenario
-        if: ${{ always() }}
+        if: ${{ always() && steps.run_retry.outcome == 'failure' }}
         env:
           ENOS_VAR_aws_region: us-east-1
           ENOS_VAR_aws_ssh_keypair_name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}-ci-ssh-key