diff --git a/test/e2e/data/kubetest/upstream-e2e-alpha-features.yaml b/test/e2e/data/kubetest/upstream-e2e-alpha-features.yaml
index 02d47fab2b..977dfcc4ca 100644
--- a/test/e2e/data/kubetest/upstream-e2e-alpha-features.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/data/kubetest/upstream-e2e-alpha-features.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ disable-log-dump: true
 ginkgo.focus: \[Feature:(AdmissionWebhookMatchConditions|InPlacePodVerticalScaling|SidecarContainers|StorageVersionAPI|PodPreset|StatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)\]|Networking 
 ginkgo.skip: \[Feature:(SCTPConnectivity|Volumes|Networking-Performance)\]|IPv6|csi-hostpath-v0
 minStartupPods: 8
+ginkgo.flake-attempts: 1
 
 ginkgo.trace: true
diff --git a/test/e2e/data/kubetest/upstream-e2e-serial.yaml b/test/e2e/data/kubetest/upstream-e2e-serial.yaml
index 6cb55995b2..302fe8aff2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/data/kubetest/upstream-e2e-serial.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/data/kubetest/upstream-e2e-serial.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ disable-log-dump: true
 ginkgo.focus: \[Serial\]|\[Disruptive\]
 ginkgo.skip: \[Driver:.gcepd\]|\[Flaky\]|\[Feature:.+\]
 minStartupPods: 8
+ginkgo.flake-attempts: 1
 
 ginkgo.trace: true
diff --git a/test/e2e/data/kubetest/upstream-e2e-slow.yaml b/test/e2e/data/kubetest/upstream-e2e-slow.yaml
index 93d4aad123..66e91fef54 100644
--- a/test/e2e/data/kubetest/upstream-e2e-slow.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/data/kubetest/upstream-e2e-slow.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ disable-log-dump: true
 ginkgo.focus: \[Slow\] 
 ginkgo.skip: \[Driver:.gcepd\]|\[Serial\]|\[Disruptive\]|\[Flaky\]|\[Feature:.+\]
 minStartupPods: 8
+ginkgo.flake-attempts: 1
 
 ginkgo.trace: true
diff --git a/test/e2e/data/kubetest/upstream-e2e.yaml b/test/e2e/data/kubetest/upstream-e2e.yaml
index 0f04d5772f..67bbf6e79d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/data/kubetest/upstream-e2e.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/data/kubetest/upstream-e2e.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ disable-log-dump: true
 # ginkgo.focus:
 ginkgo.skip: \[Driver:.gcepd\]|\[Slow\]|\[Serial\]|\[Disruptive\]|\[Flaky\]|\[Feature:.+\]
 minStartupPods: 8
+ginkgo.flake-attempts: 1
 
 ginkgo.trace: true