diff --git a/.github/workflows/operator-e2e-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/operator-e2e-integration-tests.yml
index 409dc3f0cf0..d44c66e86f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/operator-e2e-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/operator-e2e-integration-tests.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ jobs:
           # Point kubeconfig to the KIND cluster
           export KUBECONFIG="$(kind get kubeconfig --name=$KIND_CLUSTER_NAME)"
           echo "KUBECONFIG is set to $(kind get kubeconfig --name=$KIND_CLUSTER_NAME)"
+          kubectl config use-context kind-operator-e2e-cluster
+          echo "kind context is switched to cluster $KIND_CLUSTER_NAME"
 
 #      - name: Load Docker image into KIND cluster
 #        run: |