diff --git a/tests/migration_test.go b/tests/migration_test.go
index 26386591907e..4c6bb5b13cc1 100644
--- a/tests/migration_test.go
+++ b/tests/migration_test.go
@@ -272,6 +272,10 @@ var _ = Describe("[rfe_id:393][crit:high][vendor:cnv-qe@redhat.com][level:system
 			"There are no control-plane nodes in the cluster")
 
 		for _, node := range controlPlaneNodes.Items {
+			if node.Spec.Unschedulable == mode {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			nodeCopy := node.DeepCopy()
 			nodeCopy.Spec.Unschedulable = mode
 
@@ -3393,6 +3397,10 @@ var _ = Describe("[rfe_id:393][crit:high][vendor:cnv-qe@redhat.com][level:system
 					setControlPlaneUnschedulable(true)
 				})
 
+				AfterEach(func() {
+					setControlPlaneUnschedulable(false)
+				})
+
 				It("[test_id:6982]should migrate a VMI only one time", func() {
 					checks.SkipIfVersionBelow("Eviction of completed pods requires v1.13 and above", "1.13")