diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-provider-example.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-provider-example.yml
index 642df209b2..2f6dad808f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-provider-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-provider-example.yml
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           terraform init
-          terraform destroy -auto-approve
+          terraform destroy -auto-approve -lock=false
 
       - name: Add Provider to local Terraform registry # needed if release version was used before
         if: inputs.providerVersion != ''
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           terraform init
-          terraform destroy -auto-approve
+          terraform destroy -auto-approve -lock=false
 
       - name: Notify about failure
         if: |