diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8c1ec7d604..6c02a4572a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: mbt-traces
           path: tests/mbt/driver/traces
-          retention-days: 2
+          retention-days: 6 # to not clog our cloud storage too much, we retain only for a few days
 
   repo-analysis:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest