diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index eb88844e13..9026f2366d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           GOTD_TEST_EXTERNAL: 1
           GOTD_MTPROXY_ADDR: "127.0.0.1:3128"
           TEST_ACCOUNTS_BROKEN: 1 # use external test accounts
+          TEST_ACCOUNT_MANAGER_DISABLED: 1
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           GITHUB_JOB_ID: ${{ github.job }}
           GITHUB_RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
diff --git a/telegram/internal/e2etest/suite.go b/telegram/internal/e2etest/suite.go
index ae2487d122..d27a610d7d 100644
--- a/telegram/internal/e2etest/suite.go
+++ b/telegram/internal/e2etest/suite.go
@@ -57,12 +57,15 @@ func NewSuite(t *testing.T, config TestOptions) *Suite {
 		rand:    config.Random,
 		used:    make(map[string]struct{}),
 	}
-	if managerEnabled, _ := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("TEST_ACCOUNTS_BROKEN")); managerEnabled {
+	if broken, _ := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("TEST_ACCOUNTS_BROKEN")); broken {
 		t.Log("External test accounts are used as per TEST_ACCOUNTS_BROKEN")
 	} else {
 		t.Log("Normal test accounts are used")
 		s.manager = nil // disable manager
 	}
+	if disabled, _ := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("TEST_ACCOUNT_MANAGER_DISABLED")); s.manager != nil && disabled {
+		t.Skip("Test account manager is disabled")
+	}
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		require.NoError(t, s.Close())
 	})