diff --git a/pkg/variantregistry/ocp.go b/pkg/variantregistry/ocp.go
index aaee35690..2e9925246 100644
--- a/pkg/variantregistry/ocp.go
+++ b/pkg/variantregistry/ocp.go
@@ -803,8 +803,10 @@ func (v *OCPVariantLoader) setJobTier(_ logrus.FieldLogger, variants map[string]
 		// GCP multi-operator periodic jobs are not yet stable enough for component readiness
 		{[]string{"e2e-gcp-multi-operator-periodic"}, "candidate"},
 
-		// Disruptive longrunning jobs promoted to candidate while stabilizing
-		{[]string{"-disruptive-longrunning"}, "candidate"},
+		// Disruptive longrunning jobs: non-techpreview promoted to standard,
+		// techpreview to candidate while stabilizing
+		{[]string{"-disruptive-longrunning-techpreview"}, "candidate"},
+		{[]string{"-disruptive-longrunning"}, "standard"},
 
 		// Hidden jobs
 		{[]string{"-cilium"}, "hidden"},
diff --git a/pkg/variantregistry/ocp_test.go b/pkg/variantregistry/ocp_test.go
index 338d5ab22..3d2ab77e7 100644
--- a/pkg/variantregistry/ocp_test.go
+++ b/pkg/variantregistry/ocp_test.go
@@ -2103,7 +2103,7 @@ func TestVariantSyncer(t *testing.T) {
 				VariantInstaller:        "ipi",
 				VariantPlatform:         "aws",
 				VariantProcedure:        "none",
-				VariantJobTier:          "candidate",
+				VariantJobTier:          "standard",
 				VariantNetwork:          "ovn",
 				VariantNetworkStack:     "ipv4",
 				VariantOwner:            "eng",
diff --git a/pkg/variantregistry/snapshot.yaml b/pkg/variantregistry/snapshot.yaml
index 385eb8b79..986ab01de 100644
--- a/pkg/variantregistry/snapshot.yaml
+++ b/pkg/variantregistry/snapshot.yaml
@@ -282037,7 +282037,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-nightly-4.21-e2e-aws-disruptive-longrunning:
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: default
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -287709,7 +287709,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-nightly-4.22-e2e-aws-disruptive-longrunning:
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: default
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -294625,7 +294625,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-nightly-4.23-e2e-aws-disruptive-longrunning:
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: default
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -301424,7 +301424,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-nightly-5.0-e2e-aws-disruptive-longrunning:
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: default
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default