diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 9d5c53a06..7bda85495 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ unit-tests: karapace/version.py venv/.deps
 unit-tests: export PYTEST_ARGS ?=
 integration-tests: karapace/version.py venv/.deps
 	rm -fr runtime/*
-	$(PYTHON) -m pytest -s -vvv $(PYTEST_ARGS) tests/integration/
+	$(PYTHON) -m pytest -s -vvv $(PYTEST_ARGS) "tests/integration/backup/test_v3_backup.py::test_backup_restoration_fails_when_topic_does_not_exist_and_skip_creation_is_true"
 	rm -fr runtime/*
 
 .PHONY: clean
diff --git a/tests/integration/backup/test_v3_backup.py b/tests/integration/backup/test_v3_backup.py
index 86244e116..859903aec 100644
--- a/tests/integration/backup/test_v3_backup.py
+++ b/tests/integration/backup/test_v3_backup.py
@@ -585,13 +585,13 @@ def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback):
 
     with patch("karapace.backup.api._producer") as p:
         p.return_value = LowTimeoutProducer()
-        with pytest.raises(BackupDataRestorationError):
-            api.restore_backup(
-                config=config,
-                backup_location=metadata_path,
-                topic_name=TopicName(topic_name),
-                skip_topic_creation=True,
-            )
+        #with pytest.raises(BackupDataRestorationError):
+        api.restore_backup(
+            config=config,
+            backup_location=metadata_path,
+            topic_name=TopicName(topic_name),
+            skip_topic_creation=True,
+        )
 
 
 def test_backup_restoration_fails_when_producer_send_fails_on_unknown_topic_or_partition(