diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 40bd9db1f..f7842cf01 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ generate-go-conversions-core: $(CONVERSION_GEN)
 
 .PHONY: generate-e2e-templates
 generate-e2e-templates: $(KUSTOMIZE)
+ifneq ($(E2E_FLAVOR), vpc)
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build $(E2E_TEMPLATES)/cluster-template-md-remediation --load-restrictor LoadRestrictionsNone > $(E2E_TEMPLATES)/cluster-template-md-remediation.yaml
+endif
 
 .PHONY: modules
 modules: ## Runs go mod to ensure modules are up to date
diff --git a/scripts/ci-e2e.sh b/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
index 4c65d1d83..965450e1b 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
@@ -99,6 +99,19 @@ prerequisites_powervs(){
     export LOGLEVEL=5
 }
 
+prerequisites_vpc(){
+    # Assigning VPC variables
+    export IBMVPC_REGION=${REGION}
+    export IBMVPC_ZONE="${REGION}-1"
+    export IBMVPC_RESOURCEGROUP=${IBMVPC_RESOURCEGROUP:-"fa5405a58226402f9a5818cb9b8a5a8a"}
+    export IBMVPC_NAME="capi-vpc-$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | head --bytes 5)"
+    export IBMVPC_IMAGE_ID=${IBMVPC_IMAGE_ID:-"r006-c6f5840c-fd6e-4b40-97ac-fbf13e1c09cd"}
+    export IBMVPC_PROFILE=${IBMVPC_PROFILE:-"bx2-4x16"}
+    export IBMVPC_SSHKEY_ID=${IBMVPC_SSHKEY_ID:-"r006-c2ae2255-9961-4654-80ea-ea9091c4decd"}
+    # Setting controller loglevel to allow debug logs from the VPC client
+    export LOGLEVEL=5
+}
+
 main(){
     # If BOSKOS_HOST is set then acquire an IBM Cloud resource from Boskos.
     if [ -n "${BOSKOS_HOST:-}" ]; then
@@ -132,8 +145,12 @@ main(){
         init_network_powervs
     fi
 
+    if [[ "${E2E_FLAVOR}" == "vpc" ]]; then
+        prerequisites_vpc
+    fi
+
     # Run the e2e tests
-    make test-e2e
+    make test-e2e E2E_FLAVOR=${E2E_FLAVOR}
     test_status="${?}"
     echo TESTSTATUS="${test_status}"
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/config/ibmcloud-e2e-vpc.yaml b/test/e2e/config/ibmcloud-e2e-vpc.yaml
index e18e93872..959d7ab59 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/ibmcloud-e2e-vpc.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/ibmcloud-e2e-vpc.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ providers:
         targetName: "cluster-template-vpc.yaml"
 
 variables:
-  KUBERNETES_VERSION: "${KUBERNETES_VERSION:-v1.23.5}"
+  KUBERNETES_VERSION: "${KUBERNETES_VERSION:-v1.25.2}"
   # Below variable should be set based on the targeted environment
   SERVICE_ENDPOINT: "${SERVICE_ENDPOINT:-}"
   # Cluster Addons
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ variables:
 intervals:
   default/wait-controllers: ["3m", "10s"]
   default/wait-cluster: ["20m", "10s"]
-  default/wait-control-plane: ["30m", "10s"]
+  default/wait-control-plane: ["60m", "10s"]
   default/wait-worker-nodes: ["30m", "10s"]
   default/wait-delete-cluster: ["20m", "10s"]
   default/wait-machine-upgrade: ["50m", "10s"]