diff --git a/.github/workflows/robustness-nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/robustness-nightly.yaml
index 9a9a99708fd..bc941cdd752 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/robustness-nightly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/robustness-nightly.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       artifactName: main
       runs-on: "['ubuntu-latest-8-cores']"
       scenario: TestRobustnessExploratory
+      lazyfsEnabled: true
   main-arm64:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/robustness-template.yaml
     with:
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       artifactName: main-arm64
       runs-on: "['actuated-arm64-8cpu-8gb']"
       scenario: TestRobustnessExploratory
+      lazyfsEnabled: false
   release-35:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/robustness-template.yaml
     with:
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       artifactName: release-35
       runs-on: "['ubuntu-latest-8-cores']"
       scenario: TestRobustnessExploratory
+      lazyfsEnabled: true
   release-35-arm64:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/robustness-template.yaml
     with:
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       artifactName: release-35-arm64
       runs-on: "['actuated-arm64-8cpu-8gb']"
       scenario: TestRobustnessExploratory
+      lazyfsEnabled: false
   release-34:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/robustness-template.yaml
     with:
@@ -57,3 +61,4 @@ jobs:
       artifactName: release-34
       runs-on: "['ubuntu-latest-8-cores']"
       scenario: TestRobustnessExploratory
+      lazyfsEnabled: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/robustness-template.yaml b/.github/workflows/robustness-template.yaml
index 03110c0cf81..231517eae99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/robustness-template.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/robustness-template.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ on:
       scenario:
         required: true
         type: string
+      lazyfsEnabled:
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
 permissions: read-all
 
 jobs:
@@ -36,6 +39,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
         with:
           go-version: ${{ steps.goversion.outputs.goversion }}
+      - name: install-lazyfs
+        if: ${{ inputs.lazyfsEnabled }}
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update && sudo apt-get --yes install cmake libfuse3-dev libfuse3-3 fuse3
+          sudo sed -i 's/#user_allow_other/user_allow_other/g' /etc/fuse.conf
+          make install-lazyfs
       - name: test-robustness
         env:
           ETCD_BRANCH: "${{ inputs.etcdBranch }}"
@@ -43,10 +52,6 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           go clean -testcache
 
-          # Build LazyFS
-          sudo apt update && sudo apt-get --yes install cmake libfuse3-dev libfuse3-3 fuse3
-          sudo sed -i 's/#user_allow_other/user_allow_other/g' /etc/fuse.conf
-          make install-lazyfs
           # Use --failfast to avoid overriding report generated by failed test
           GO_TEST_FLAGS="-v --count ${{ inputs.count }} --timeout ${{ inputs.testTimeout }} --failfast --run ${{ inputs.scenario }}"
           case "${ETCD_BRANCH}" in
diff --git a/.github/workflows/robustness.yaml b/.github/workflows/robustness.yaml
index c137b3743d9..63df430c2a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/robustness.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/robustness.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       artifactName: main
       runs-on: "['ubuntu-latest-8-cores']"
       scenario: TestRobustness
+      lazyfsEnabled: true
   main-arm64:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/robustness-template.yaml
     with:
@@ -21,3 +22,4 @@ jobs:
       artifactName: main-arm64
       runs-on: "['actuated-arm64-8cpu-8gb']"
       scenario: TestRobustness
+      lazyfsEnabled: false