diff --git a/test/e2e/config/kustomization.yaml b/test/e2e/config/kustomization.yaml
index 8a29ec54cf..ca38aa935b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ kind: Kustomization
 resources:
 - ../../../config/default
 
+replicas:
+- name: kueue-controller-manager
+  count: 2
+
 patches:
 - path: manager_e2e_patch.yaml
   target: