diff --git a/artifacts_test.py b/artifacts_test.py
index d964bdd9c6a..316c3ac96a6 100644
--- a/artifacts_test.py
+++ b/artifacts_test.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import typing
 from functools import cached_property
 import json
+from unittest import SkipTest
 
 import yaml
 import requests
@@ -324,6 +325,49 @@ def test_scylla_service(self):
             with self.subTest("check ENA support"):
                 assert self.node.ena_support, "ENA support is not enabled"
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
+||||||| parent of 11409ec1a (fix(artifacts_test): Skip IOTuneValidator on unsupported instances)
+        if backend in ["gce", "aws", "azure"] and self.params.get("use_preinstalled_scylla"):
+            with self.subTest("check Scylla IO Params"):
+                try:
+                    validator = IOTuneValidator(self.node)
+                    validator.validate()
+                    send_iotune_results_to_argus(
+                        self.test_config.argus_client(),
+                        validator.results,
+                        self.node,
+                        self.params
+                    )
+                except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except # noqa: BLE001
+                    self.log.error("IOTuneValidator failed", exc_info=True)
+                    TestFrameworkEvent(source={self.__class__.__name__},
+                                       message="Error during IOTune params validation.",
+                                       severity=Severity.ERROR).publish()
+
+=======
+        if backend in ["gce", "aws", "azure"] and self.params.get("use_preinstalled_scylla"):
+            with self.subTest("check Scylla IO Params"):
+                try:
+                    if self.node.db_node_instance_type in ["t3.micro"]:
+                        self.skipTest(
+                            f"{self.node.db_node_instance_type} is not a supported instance - skipping this test.")
+                    validator = IOTuneValidator(self.node)
+                    validator.validate()
+                    send_iotune_results_to_argus(
+                        self.test_config.argus_client(),
+                        validator.results,
+                        self.node,
+                        self.params
+                    )
+                except SkipTest as exc:
+                    self.log.info("Skipping IOTuneValidation due to %s", exc.args)
+                except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except # noqa: BLE001
+                    self.log.error("IOTuneValidator failed", exc_info=True)
+                    TestFrameworkEvent(source={self.__class__.__name__},
+                                       message="Error during IOTune params validation.",
+                                       severity=Severity.ERROR).publish()
+
+>>>>>>> 11409ec1a (fix(artifacts_test): Skip IOTuneValidator on unsupported instances)
         with self.subTest("verify write cache for NVMe devices"):
             self.verify_nvme_write_cache()