diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge.yml b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
index 14c2e55821..99c9e58719 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
@@ -130,11 +130,19 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run network tests (with encrypt-records)
         timeout-minutes: 25
-        run: cargo test --release --package sn_networking --features="open-metrics, encrypt-records"
+        run: cargo test --release --package sn_networking --features="open-metrics, encrypt-records" -- --skip can_store_after_restart
+
+      - name: Run network tests (with encrypt-records)
+        timeout-minutes: 5
+        run: cargo test --release --package sn_networking --features="open-metrics, encrypt-records" can_store_after_restart
 
       - name: Run network tests (without encrypt-records)
         timeout-minutes: 25
-        run: cargo test --release --package sn_networking --features="open-metrics"
+        run: cargo test --release --package sn_networking --features="open-metrics" -- --skip can_store_after_restart
+
+      - name: Run network tests (without encrypt-records)
+        timeout-minutes: 5
+        run: cargo test --release --package sn_networking --features="open-metrics" can_store_after_restart
 
       - name: Run protocol tests
         timeout-minutes: 25
diff --git a/sn_networking/src/record_store.rs b/sn_networking/src/record_store.rs
index e3eb672d6c..d5101a7a23 100644
--- a/sn_networking/src/record_store.rs
+++ b/sn_networking/src/record_store.rs
@@ -1043,7 +1043,10 @@ mod tests {
     use bls::SecretKey;
     use xor_name::XorName;
 
-    use assert_fs::TempDir;
+    use assert_fs::{
+        fixture::{PathChild, PathCreateDir},
+        TempDir,
+    };
     use bytes::Bytes;
     use eyre::{bail, ContextCompat};
     use libp2p::kad::K_VALUE;
@@ -1245,11 +1248,13 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    #[ignore = "fails on ci"]
     async fn can_store_after_restart() -> eyre::Result<()> {
-        let temp_dir = TempDir::new().expect("Should be able to create a temp dir.");
+        let tmp_dir = TempDir::new()?;
+        let current_test_dir = tmp_dir.child("can_store_after_restart");
+        current_test_dir.create_dir_all()?;
+
         let store_config = NodeRecordStoreConfig {
-            storage_dir: temp_dir.to_path_buf(),
+            storage_dir: current_test_dir.to_path_buf(),
             encryption_seed: [1u8; 16],
             ..Default::default()
         };
@@ -1290,7 +1295,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(stored_record.is_some(), "Chunk should be stored");
 
         // Sleep a while to let OS completes the flush to disk
-        sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+        sleep(Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
 
         // Restart the store with same encrypt_seed
         drop(store);
@@ -1311,7 +1316,7 @@ mod tests {
         // Restart the store with different encrypt_seed
         let self_id_diff = PeerId::random();
         let store_config_diff = NodeRecordStoreConfig {
-            storage_dir: temp_dir.to_path_buf(),
+            storage_dir: current_test_dir.to_path_buf(),
             encryption_seed: [2u8; 16],
             ..Default::default()
         };