diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-main.yaml b/.github/workflows/pre-main.yaml
index 7f672d5ae..b91e18579 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-main.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ env:
   CM_BIN: /usr/local/bin/checkmake
   CM_URL_LINUX: https://github.com/mrtazz/checkmake/releases/download/0.2.2/checkmake-0.2.2.linux.amd64 # yamllint disable-line
   SMOKE_TESTS_LABELS_FILTER: '!affiliated-certification-container-is-certified-digest && !access-control-security-context'
-  SKIP_PRELOAD_IMAGES: true
 
 jobs:
   lint:
@@ -169,6 +168,18 @@ jobs:
       PFLT_DOCKERCONFIG: '/home/runner/.docker/config'
 
     steps:
+      - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
+        uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
+        with:
+          tool-cache: false
+          large-packages: true
+          android: true
+          dotnet: true
+          haskell: true
+          docker-images: true
+          swap-storage: true
+        continue-on-error: true
+
       - name: Write temporary docker file
         run: |
           mkdir -p /home/runner/.docker
@@ -307,6 +318,18 @@ jobs:
       PFLT_DOCKERCONFIG: '/home/runner/.docker/config'
 
     steps:
+      - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
+        uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
+        with:
+          tool-cache: false
+          large-packages: true
+          android: true
+          dotnet: true
+          haskell: true
+          docker-images: true
+          swap-storage: true
+        continue-on-error: true
+
       - name: Write temporary docker file
         run: |
           mkdir -p /home/runner/.docker
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qe-hosted.yml b/.github/workflows/qe-hosted.yml
index eb845dcb9..169161c30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qe-hosted.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qe-hosted.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ jobs:
       SKIP_PRELOAD_IMAGES: true
 
     steps:
+      - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
+        uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
+        with:
+          tool-cache: false
+          large-packages: true
+          android: true
+          dotnet: true
+          haskell: true
+          docker-images: true
+          swap-storage: true
+        continue-on-error: true
+
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with: