diff --git a/ci/fvp-base-ts.yml b/ci/fvp-base-ts.yml
index 62d7995b..21757c6c 100644
--- a/ci/fvp-base-ts.yml
+++ b/ci/fvp-base-ts.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ header:
 local_conf_header:
   trusted_services: |
     # Enable the needed test suites
-    TEST_SUITES = " ping ssh trusted_services"
+    TEST_SUITES:append = " trusted_services"
     # Include all Secure Partitions into the image
     MACHINE_FEATURES:append = " arm-ffa ts-crypto ts-storage ts-its"
     MACHINE_FEATURES:append = " ts-attestation ts-smm-gateway optee-spmc-test"