diff --git a/scripts/ci-e2e.sh b/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
index aaa49c14ec38..51ecb6474e29 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ kind:prepullAdditionalImages
 # Configure e2e tests
 export GINKGO_NODES=3
 export GINKGO_NOCOLOR=true
-export GINKGO_ARGS="--fail-fast" # Other ginkgo args that need to be appended to the command.
+export GINKGO_ARGS="${GINKGO_ARGS:-""}"
 export E2E_CONF_FILE="${REPO_ROOT}/test/e2e/config/docker.yaml"
 export ARTIFACTS="${ARTIFACTS:-${REPO_ROOT}/_artifacts}"
 export SKIP_RESOURCE_CLEANUP=false