diff --git a/suites/upgrade/client-upgrade/firefly-x/basic/1-install/firefly-x.yaml b/suites/upgrade/client-upgrade/firefly-x/basic/1-install/firefly-x.yaml
index 53b15cb3c9f..8341a8300c5 100644
--- a/suites/upgrade/client-upgrade/firefly-x/basic/1-install/firefly-x.yaml
+++ b/suites/upgrade/client-upgrade/firefly-x/basic/1-install/firefly-x.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ tasks:
 - install:
    branch: firefly 
 - install.upgrade:
+   exclude_packages: ['ceph-test', 'ceph-test-dbg']
    client.0:
-- ceph:
+- ceph: