diff --git a/azure/stages.yml b/azure/stages.yml
index 9908f66..24d8c8d 100644
--- a/azure/stages.yml
+++ b/azure/stages.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ parameters:
   prefix: ''
   envs: {}
   setup: []
+  smoketests: true
 
 stages:
  # the format here is so that we can have _two_ instances of this whole
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ stages:
        parameters:
          envs: ${{ parameters.envs }}
          setup: ${{ parameters.setup }}
+         smoketests: ${{ parameters.smoketests }}
  - stage: ${{ format('{0}style', parameters.prefix) }}
    ${{ if ne(parameters.prefix, '') }}:
      displayName: ${{ format('Style linting ({0})', parameters.prefix) }}
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ stages:
      - template: style.yml
        parameters:
          setup: ${{ parameters.setup }}
+         smoketests: ${{ parameters.smoketests }}
  - ${{ if ne('', parameters.codecov_token) }}:
     - stage: ${{ format('{0}coverage', parameters.prefix) }}
       ${{ if ne(parameters.prefix, '') }}:
diff --git a/azure/style.yml b/azure/style.yml
index aa4c899..ee80546 100644
--- a/azure/style.yml
+++ b/azure/style.yml
@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
 parameters:
   setup: []
+  smoketests: true
 
 jobs:
   - template: rustfmt.yml
     parameters:
       name: rustfmt
-  - template: rustfmt.yml
-    parameters:
-      name: rustfmt_beta
-      rust: beta
-      allow_fail: true
+  - ${{ if eq(parameters.smoketests, 'true') }}:
+    - template: rustfmt.yml
+      parameters:
+        name: rustfmt_beta
+        rust: beta
+        allow_fail: true
   - template: cargo-clippy.yml
     parameters:
       name: clippy
       setup: ${{ parameters.setup }}
-  - template: cargo-clippy.yml
-    parameters:
-      name: clippy_nowarnings
-      fail_all: true
-      allow_fail: true
-  - template: cargo-clippy.yml
-    parameters:
-      name: clippy_beta
-      setup: ${{ parameters.setup }}
-      rust: beta
-      allow_fail: true
+  - ${{ if eq(parameters.smoketests, 'true') }}:
+    - template: cargo-clippy.yml
+      parameters:
+        name: clippy_nowarnings
+        fail_all: true
+        allow_fail: true
+  - ${{ if eq(parameters.smoketests, 'true') }}:
+    - template: cargo-clippy.yml
+      parameters:
+        name: clippy_beta
+        setup: ${{ parameters.setup }}
+        rust: beta
+        allow_fail: true
diff --git a/azure/tests.yml b/azure/tests.yml
index b7be1b0..ecf747f 100644
--- a/azure/tests.yml
+++ b/azure/tests.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 parameters:
   envs: {}
   setup: []
+  smoketests: true
 
 jobs:
  - template: test.yml
@@ -15,10 +16,11 @@ jobs:
      rust: beta
      envs: ${{ parameters.envs }}
      setup: ${{ parameters.setup }}
- - template: test.yml
-   parameters:
-     name: cargo_test_nightly
-     rust: nightly
-     allow_fail: true
-     envs: ${{ parameters.envs }}
-     setup: ${{ parameters.setup }}
+ - ${{ if eq(parameters.smoketests, 'true') }}:
+   - template: test.yml
+     parameters:
+       name: cargo_test_nightly
+       rust: nightly
+       allow_fail: true
+       envs: ${{ parameters.envs }}
+       setup: ${{ parameters.setup }}