diff --git a/src/send_kcidb.py b/src/send_kcidb.py
index 38e438691..61e0bef52 100755
--- a/src/send_kcidb.py
+++ b/src/send_kcidb.py
@@ -472,8 +472,9 @@ def _get_test_data(self, node, origin,
             self.log.info(f"Not sending test as path information is missing: {test_node['id']}")
             return
 
-        if 'setup' in test_node.get('path'):
-            # do not send setup tests
+        path = test_node.get('path')
+        if 'setup' in path and 'os-release' not in path:
+            # do not send setup tests except `os-release`
             return
 
         parsed_test_node.append(test_node)