diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yml
index ce166faf0e..0c6f8333ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yml
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ jobs:
         YARN_REGISTRY: http://localhost:4872
         NX_VERBOSE_LOGGING: ${{ 'true' }}
         NX_E2E_SKIP_BUILD_CLEANUP: ${{ 'true' }}
+        NX_E2E_SKIP_DAEMON_CLEANUP: ${{ 'true' }}
         NX_CACHE_DIRECTORY: ${{ matrix.os-cache-dir }}
 
     - name: Setup tmate session
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml
index 0b6a88bfc0..168a64e4a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-windows.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ jobs:
         YARN_REGISTRY: http://localhost:4872
         NX_VERBOSE_LOGGING: ${{ 'true' }}
         NX_E2E_SKIP_BUILD_CLEANUP: ${{ 'true' }}
+        NX_E2E_SKIP_DAEMON_CLEANUP: ${{ 'true' }}
         NX_CACHE_DIRECTORY: ${{ matrix.os-cache-dir }}
 
     - name: Setup tmate session
diff --git a/e2e/utils/index.ts b/e2e/utils/index.ts
index 952e697b0c..80c21036a7 100644
--- a/e2e/utils/index.ts
+++ b/e2e/utils/index.ts
@@ -291,7 +291,9 @@ export async function killPorts(port?: number): Promise<boolean> {
 export async function cleanupProject() {
   if (isCI) {
     // Stopping the daemon is not required for tests to pass, but it cleans up background processes
-    runCLI('reset');
+    if (process.env.NX_E2E_SKIP_DAEMON_CLEANUP !== 'true') {
+      runCLI('reset');
+    }
     try {
       removeSync(tmpProjPath());
     } catch (e) {}