diff --git a/tests/verify.sh b/tests/verify.sh
index 0b244a5..9c619e3 100755
--- a/tests/verify.sh
+++ b/tests/verify.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ if ! id admin 2>/dev/null; then
     echo admin:foobar | chpasswd
 fi
 
+# disable core dumps, we rather investigate them upstream where test VMs are accessible
+echo core > /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
+
 # make sure that we can access cockpit through the firewall
 systemctl start firewalld
 firewall-cmd --add-service=cockpit --permanent