diff --git a/lib/host.py b/lib/host.py
index 3a15e564f..a5b5a21bd 100644
--- a/lib/host.py
+++ b/lib/host.py
@@ -665,8 +665,12 @@ def main_sr_uuid(self):
                 self.xe('sr-list', {'host': hostname, 'content-type': 'user', 'minimal': 'true'}),
                 ','
             )
-            assert local_sr_uuids, f"DEFAULT_SR=='local' so there must be a local SR on host {self}"
-            sr_uuid = local_sr_uuids[0]
+            # We don't want a SR added by the test, so choose one that already existed
+            pre_existing_local_sr_uuids = sorted(set(self.pool.pre_existing_sr_uuids) & set(local_sr_uuids))
+            assert pre_existing_local_sr_uuids, (
+                f"DEFAULT_SR=='local' so there must be a pre-existing local SR on host {self}"
+            )
+            sr_uuid = pre_existing_local_sr_uuids[0]
         elif DEFAULT_SR == 'default':
             sr_uuid = self.pool.param_get('default-SR')
             assert sr_uuid, f"DEFAULT_SR='default' so there must be a default SR on the pool of host {self}"
diff --git a/lib/pool.py b/lib/pool.py
index 63da0956a..da0febeb2 100644
--- a/lib/pool.py
+++ b/lib/pool.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def __init__(self, master_hostname_or_ip: HostAddress) -> None:
                 self.hosts.append(host)
         self.uuid = self.master.xe('pool-list', minimal=True)
         self.saved_uefi_certs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
+        self.pre_existing_sr_uuids = safe_split(self.master.xe('sr-list', {'minimal': 'true'}), ',')
 
     def param_get(self, param_name, key=None, accept_unknown_key=False):
         return _param_get(self.master, Pool.xe_prefix, self.uuid, param_name, key, accept_unknown_key)