diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/functional/test_snapshot_restore_cross_kernel.py b/tests/integration_tests/functional/test_snapshot_restore_cross_kernel.py
index be172cfb32d5..9a3b02f481f8 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/functional/test_snapshot_restore_cross_kernel.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/functional/test_snapshot_restore_cross_kernel.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ def test_snap_restore_from_artifacts(
     logger.info("Working with snapshot artifacts in %s.", snapshot_dir)
 
     vm = microvm_factory.build()
+    vm.time_api_requests = False
     vm.spawn()
     logger.info("Loading microVM from snapshot...")
     vm.restore_from_path(snapshot_dir)