diff --git a/ci_test/install_agent_5.yaml b/ci_test/install_agent_5.yaml
index 946de146..14075c68 100644
--- a/ci_test/install_agent_5.yaml
+++ b/ci_test/install_agent_5.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
   vars:
     datadog_api_key: "11111111111111111111111111111111"
     datadog_agent5: true
+    # avoid checking that the agent is stopped for centos
+    datadog_skip_running_check: true
     datadog_config:
       tags: "mytag0, mytag1"
       log_level: INFO