diff --git a/tests/pre-deploy.sh b/tests/pre-deploy.sh
index 69274f0..84a0db6 100755
--- a/tests/pre-deploy.sh
+++ b/tests/pre-deploy.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ lxc profile set default raw.lxc lxc.aa_profile=unconfined
 lxc profile set default security.privileged true
 lxc profile show default
 lxc launch ubuntu:${UBUNTU_VERSION} algo
-lxc exec algo -- apt remove snapd --purge -y || true
+
+if [[ ${UBUNTU_VERSION} == "20.04" ]]; then
+  lxc exec algo -- apt remove snapd --purge -y || true
+fi
 
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