diff --git a/pkg/testing/fixture_install.go b/pkg/testing/fixture_install.go
index 14a4e265288..e424c1785e4 100644
--- a/pkg/testing/fixture_install.go
+++ b/pkg/testing/fixture_install.go
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ func (f *Fixture) Install(ctx context.Context, installOpts *InstallOpts, opts ..
 
 		// environment variable AGENT_KEEP_INSTALLED=true will skip the uninstall
 		// useful to debug the issue with the Elastic Agent
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 		if keepInstalled() {
 			f.t.Logf("skipping uninstall; AGENT_KEEP_INSTALLED=true")
 		} else {
@@ -144,6 +145,16 @@ func (f *Fixture) Install(ctx context.Context, installOpts *InstallOpts, opts ..
 				return
 			}
 			require.NoErrorf(f.t, err, "uninstalling agent failed. Output: %q", out)
+=======
+		if f.t.Failed() && keepInstalled() {
+			f.t.Logf("skipping uninstall; test failed and AGENT_KEEP_INSTALLED=true")
+			return
+		}
+
+		if keepInstalled() {
+			f.t.Logf("ignoring AGENT_KEEP_INSTALLED=true as test succeeded, " +
+				"keeping the agent installed will jeopardise other tests")
+>>>>>>> 3372e6f8f1 (fix when fixture.Install logs 'ignoring AGENT_KEEP_INSTALLED...' (#3380))
 		}
 	})