diff --git a/scripts/ci-e2e.sh b/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
index a275a264e64d..ab74af798a48 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
@@ -103,5 +103,10 @@ ctr -n moby events > "${ARTIFACTS_LOCAL}/containerd-events.txt" 2>&1 &
 
 # Run e2e tests
 mkdir -p "$ARTIFACTS"
-echo "+ run tests!"
-make -C test/e2e/ run
+
+# run the tests more often, so do they don't have to be re-triggered every hour
+for i in {1..20};
+do
+  echo "+ run tests! ${i}"
+  make -C test/e2e/ run
+done
diff --git a/test/infrastructure/docker/docker/machine.go b/test/infrastructure/docker/docker/machine.go
index 3486261dddf7..8cec6a3d20a6 100644
--- a/test/infrastructure/docker/docker/machine.go
+++ b/test/infrastructure/docker/docker/machine.go
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	defaultImageName = "kindest/node"
-	defaultImageTag  = "v1.19.1"
+	defaultImageName = "sbueringer/kindest-node"
+	defaultImageTag  = "v1.19.1-verbose"
 )
 
 type nodeCreator interface {