diff --git a/hack/e2e.sh b/hack/e2e.sh
index cea5ba6486..f6ef7a59fa 100755
--- a/hack/e2e.sh
+++ b/hack/e2e.sh
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export E2E_IPAM_KUBECONFIG="${KUBECONFIG}"
 
 make envsubst
 
-export GINKGO_NODES=3
+export GINKGO_NODES=5
 
 # # Retrieve an IP to be used as the kube-vip IP
 # CONTROL_PLANE_IPCLAIM_NAME="ip-claim-$(openssl rand -hex 20)"