diff --git a/integration-tests/ccip-tests/smoke/ccip_test.go b/integration-tests/ccip-tests/smoke/ccip_test.go
index 491e07cc1f..1a5f25ce95 100644
--- a/integration-tests/ccip-tests/smoke/ccip_test.go
+++ b/integration-tests/ccip-tests/smoke/ccip_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ func TestSmokeCCIPForBidirectionalLane(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		// If we are running a test that is a token transfer, we need to verify the balance.
 		// For USDC deployment, the mock contracts cannot mint the token in destination, therefore skip the balance check.
-		if TestCfg.TestGroupInput.MsgType == actions.TokenTransfer && TestCfg.TestGroupInput.NoOfUSDCMockTokens == nil {
+		if TestCfg.TestGroupInput.MsgType == actions.TokenTransfer && TestCfg.TestGroupInput.NoOfUSDCMockTokens == nil &&
+			!pointer.GetBool(TestCfg.TestGroupInput.ExistingDeployment) {
 			setUpOutput.Balance.Verify(t)
 		}
 		require.NoError(t, setUpOutput.TearDown())