diff --git a/test/e2e/main_test.go b/test/e2e/main_test.go
index 781065f69..7c0e66df2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/main_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/main_test.go
@@ -118,9 +118,12 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 		var err error
 
 		// Get properties
+
 		props := provisioner.GetProperties(ctx, cfg)
-		if props["KBS_IMAGE"] == "" || props["KBS_IMAGE_TAG"] == "" {
-			return ctx, fmt.Errorf("kbs image not provided")
+		if shouldDeployKbs {
+			if props["KBS_IMAGE"] == "" || props["KBS_IMAGE_TAG"] == "" {
+				return ctx, fmt.Errorf("kbs image not provided")
+			}
 		}
 
 		if shouldProvisionCluster {
diff --git a/test/provisioner/azure/provision_azure.properties b/test/provisioner/azure/provision_azure.properties
index f3b64213a..b83134df2 100644
--- a/test/provisioner/azure/provision_azure.properties
+++ b/test/provisioner/azure/provision_azure.properties
@@ -17,4 +17,3 @@ IS_SELF_MANAGED_CLUSTER="false"
 # KBS configs
 KBS_IMAGE="${KBS_IMAGE}"
 KBS_IMAGE_TAG="${KBS_IMAGE_TAG}"
-DEPLOY_KBS="true"