diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes/sig-testing/make-test.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes/sig-testing/make-test.yaml
index fca78c4ed612e..952957b647b0d 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes/sig-testing/make-test.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes/sig-testing/make-test.yaml
@@ -10,22 +10,15 @@ presubmits:
     labels:
       preset-service-account: "true"
     optional: true
-    always_run: false
+    always_run: true
     spec:
       containers:
         - image: gcr.io/k8s-testimages/kubekins-e2e:v20210224-a27864c-master
           command:
             - runner.sh
-            - bash
           args:
-            - -c
-            - |
-              # Restore the cache
-              time curl https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-jenkins/cache/poc/k8s-test-cache.tar.gz -o cache.tar.gz
-              mkdir -p _output/local/go/
-              time tar -xzf cache.tar.gz -C _output/local/go
-              # Run tests as usual
-              time make test KUBE_TIMEOUT=--timeout=240s
+            # TODO: stop depending on custom timeout
+            - make test KUBE_RACE=-race KUBE_TIMEOUT=--timeout=240s
           # TODO: direct copy from pull-kubernetes-bazel-test, tune these
           resources:
             limits:
diff --git a/gubernator/config.yaml b/gubernator/config.yaml
index 25bcc09ae021e..f451d44f87c66 100644
--- a/gubernator/config.yaml
+++ b/gubernator/config.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
   - pull-kubernetes-e2e-kind
   - pull-kubernetes-e2e-kind-ipv6
   - pull-kubernetes-integration
+  - pull-kubernetes-make-test
   - pull-kubernetes-node-e2e
   - pull-kubernetes-typecheck
   - pull-kubernetes-verify