diff --git a/spread.yaml b/spread.yaml
index 8935e2f458a..bbfd6ec252a 100644
--- a/spread.yaml
+++ b/spread.yaml
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ backends:
                   workers: 6
                   storage: preserve-size
                   image: centos-9-64
+                  manual: true
 
             - opensuse-15.5-64:
                   workers: 6