diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da4a89c..fb5065a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 - Save server artifacts (logs, snapshots, etc.) if the test fails.
 - Group working directories of servers inside a replica set into one directory.
 - Fix collecting coverage if tarantool binary has a suffix.
+- Add `--no-clean` option to disable deletion of the server vardir.
 
 ## 0.5.7
 
diff --git a/luatest/replica_set.lua b/luatest/replica_set.lua
index 101c1d0..f9b697a 100644
--- a/luatest/replica_set.lua
+++ b/luatest/replica_set.lua
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@ function ReplicaSet:stop()
     end
 end
 
---- Stop all servers in the replica set and clean their working directories.
+--- Stop all servers in the replica set and save its artifacts.
+-- Use this method at the end of test suite.
 function ReplicaSet:drop()
     for _, server in ipairs(self.servers) do
         server:drop()
     end
-    fio.rmtree(self.workdir)
 end
 
 --- Get a server which is a writable node in the replica set.
diff --git a/luatest/runner.lua b/luatest/runner.lua
index 17eba90..2a282ff 100644
--- a/luatest/runner.lua
+++ b/luatest/runner.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ local GenericOutput = require('luatest.output.generic')
 local hooks = require('luatest.hooks')
 local loader = require('luatest.loader')
 local pp = require('luatest.pp')
+local Server = require('luatest.server')
 local sorted_pairs = require('luatest.sorted_pairs')
 local TestInstance = require('luatest.test_instance')
 local utils = require('luatest.utils')
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ Options:
                           May be repeated to exclude several patterns
                           Make sure you escape magic chars like +? with %
   --coverage:             Use luacov to collect code coverage.
+  --no-clean:             Do not clean the working directory (/tmp/t).
+                          This is cleared by default.
 ]]
 
 function Runner.parse_cmd_line(args)
@@ -170,6 +173,8 @@ function Runner.parse_cmd_line(args)
             result.enable_capture = false
         elseif arg == '--coverage' then
             result.coverage_report = true
+        elseif arg == '--no-clean' then
+            result.no_clean = true
         elseif arg:sub(1,1) == '-' then
             error('Unknown option: ' .. arg)
         elseif arg:find('/') then
@@ -273,10 +278,17 @@ function Runner.mt:bootstrap()
     self.groups = self.luatest.groups
 end
 
+function Runner.mt:cleanup()
+    if not self.no_clean then
+        fio.rmtree(Server.vardir)
+    end
+end
+
 function Runner.mt:run()
     self:bootstrap()
     local filtered_list = self.class.filter_tests(self:find_tests(), self.tests_pattern)
     self:start_suite(#filtered_list[true], #filtered_list[false])
+    self:cleanup()
     self:run_tests(filtered_list[true])
     self:end_suite()
     if self.result.aborted then
diff --git a/luatest/server.lua b/luatest/server.lua
index 10c896d..f57e0a2 100644
--- a/luatest/server.lua
+++ b/luatest/server.lua
@@ -438,13 +438,12 @@ function Server:stop()
     end
 end
 
---- Stop the server and clean its working directory.
+--- Stop the server and save its artifacts.
+-- Use this method at the end of test suite.
 function Server:drop()
     self:stop()
     self:save_artifacts()
 
-    fio.rmtree(self.workdir)
-
     self.instance_id = nil
     self.instance_uuid = nil
 end
diff --git a/test/server_test.lua b/test/server_test.lua
index 0376217..008e7f1 100644
--- a/test/server_test.lua
+++ b/test/server_test.lua
@@ -373,14 +373,6 @@ g.test_save_server_artifacts_when_test_failed = function()
     t.assert_equals(fio.path.is_dir(s2_artifacts), true)
 end
 
-g.test_remove_server_artifacts_when_test_success = function()
-    local s = Server:new()
-    s:start()
-    s:drop()
-
-    t.assert_equals(fio.path.exists(s.workdir), false)
-end
-
 g.test_server_build_listen_uri = function()
     local uri = Server.build_listen_uri('foo')
     t.assert_equals(uri, ('%s/foo.sock'):format(Server.vardir))