diff --git a/.github/workflows/sapling-addons.yml b/.github/workflows/sapling-addons.yml
index 011011eb48..848ee4b90c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sapling-addons.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sapling-addons.yml
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn install --prefer-offline
       - name: Run addons/verify-addons-folder.py
         working-directory: ./addons
-        run: ./verify-addons-folder.py
+        run: ./verify-addons-folder.py --skip-integration-tests
diff --git a/addons/verify-addons-folder.py b/addons/verify-addons-folder.py
index 4030d9823e..709679d5cc 100755
--- a/addons/verify-addons-folder.py
+++ b/addons/verify-addons-folder.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Verifies the contents of this folder by running tests and linters.
 Requirements:
 - `node` and `yarn` are on the `$PATH`
 - `yarn install` has already been run in the addons/ folder
+- `sl` required to be on the PATH for isl integration tests
 """,
         formatter_class=RawTextHelpFormatter,
     )
@@ -31,17 +32,22 @@ Requirements:
         help=("No-op. Provided for compatibility."),
         action="store_true",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--skip-integration-tests",
+        help=("Don't run isl integrations tests"),
+        action="store_true",
+    )
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    asyncio.run(verify())
+    asyncio.run(verify(args))
 
 
-async def verify():
+async def verify(args):
     await asyncio.gather(
         verify_prettier(),
         verify_shared(),
         verify_components(),
         verify_textmate(),
-        verify_isl(),
+        verify_isl(args),
     )
 
 
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ async def verify_textmate():
     timer.report(ok("textmate/"))
 
 
-async def verify_isl():
+async def verify_isl(args):
     """Verifies isl/ and isl-server/ and vscode/ as the builds are interdependent"""
     timer = Timer("verifying ISL")
     isl = addons / "isl"
@@ -96,8 +102,10 @@ async def verify_isl():
         lint_and_test(isl_server),
         lint_and_test(vscode),
     )
-    # run integration tests separately to reduce flakiness from CPU contention with normal unit tests
-    await run_isl_integration_tests()
+    if not args.skip_integration_tests:
+        timer.report("running isl integration tests")
+        # run integration tests separately to reduce flakiness from CPU contention with normal unit tests
+        await run_isl_integration_tests()
     timer.report(ok("ISL"))