diff --git a/tests/spread/smoketests/basic-centos-7/task.yaml b/tests/spread/smoketests/basic-centos-7/task.yaml
index fafa03748..0af6a5ce4 100644
--- a/tests/spread/smoketests/basic-centos-7/task.yaml
+++ b/tests/spread/smoketests/basic-centos-7/task.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ systems:
   # CentOS 7 only works in 18.04 because it needs cgroup v1
   - ubuntu-18.04-64
 kill-timeout: 30m
-# Disabling auto-run until we can resolve linuxcontainers.org issue.
+# Disabling auto-run until we can source a centos image.
 # https://github.com/canonical/charmcraft/issues/1496
 manual: true
 
diff --git a/tests/spread/smoketests/basic/charmcraft-alma9.yaml b/tests/spread/smoketests/basic/charmcraft-alma9.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index a844223bc..000000000
--- a/tests/spread/smoketests/basic/charmcraft-alma9.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-name: alma9
-type: charm
-title: A charm built and running on Almalinux 9.
-summary: A charm built and running on Almalinux 9.
-description: A charm built and running on Almalinux 9.
-bases:
-  - build-on:
-    - name: almalinux
-      channel: "9"
-    run-on:
-      - name: almalinux
-        channel: "9"
diff --git a/tests/spread/smoketests/basic/charmcraft-bases-alma9.yaml b/tests/spread/smoketests/basic/charmcraft-bases-alma9.yaml
index a844223bc..42b66ae18 100644
--- a/tests/spread/smoketests/basic/charmcraft-bases-alma9.yaml
+++ b/tests/spread/smoketests/basic/charmcraft-bases-alma9.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: alma9
 type: charm
-title: A charm built and running on Almalinux 9.
+title: An Almalinux 9 charm.
 summary: A charm built and running on Almalinux 9.
 description: A charm built and running on Almalinux 9.
 bases:
diff --git a/tests/spread/smoketests/basic/task.yaml b/tests/spread/smoketests/basic/task.yaml
index 5b9660aa3..07a9445bd 100644
--- a/tests/spread/smoketests/basic/task.yaml
+++ b/tests/spread/smoketests/basic/task.yaml
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ environment:
   CHARM_TYPE/jammy_platforms,noble_platforms,noble_platforms_all,noble_platforms_python: platforms
   EXTRA/jammy_bases_all,noble_platforms_all: "-all"
   EXTRA/noble_platforms_python: "-python"
-  # Alma Linux is disabled temporarily: https://github.com/canonical/charmcraft/issues/1496
-  # BASE_CHANNEL/alma: alma9
-  # CHARM_TYPE/alma: bases
+  BASE_CHANNEL/alma: alma9
+  CHARM_TYPE/alma: bases
 
 include:
   - tests/