diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/package_testing/test.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/package_testing/test.sh
index c16d5cf98b5f5..0bbfc21b7bb9e 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/package_testing/test.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/package_testing/test.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ set -euo pipefail
 source "$(dirname "$0")/../../common/util.sh"
 .buildkite/scripts/bootstrap.sh
 
-# temporary adding this to get screenshots
-is_test_execution_step
+# temporary enable this to get screenshots on package testing failures
+#
+#is_test_execution_step
 
 echo "--- Package Testing for $TEST_PACKAGE"