diff --git a/test/e2e/persistentips_test.go b/test/e2e/persistentips_test.go
index 738f8d53..f3aa4838 100644
--- a/test/e2e/persistentips_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/persistentips_test.go
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ var _ = DescribeTableSubtree("Persistent IPs", func(params testParams) {
 		testParams{
 			role:    rolePrimary,
 			ipsFrom: defaultNetworkStatusAnnotationIPs,
-			vmi:     vmiWithPasst,
+			vmi:     vmiWithManagedTap,
 		}),
 )
 
@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ func vmiWithMultus(namespace string) *kubevirtv1.VirtualMachineInstance {
 	)
 }
 
-func vmiWithPasst(namespace string) *kubevirtv1.VirtualMachineInstance {
+func vmiWithManagedTap(namespace string) *kubevirtv1.VirtualMachineInstance {
 	const (
-		interfaceName        = "passtnet"
+		interfaceName        = "pod"
 		cloudInitNetworkData = `
 version: 2
 ethernets:
@@ -389,11 +389,11 @@ ethernets:
 	)
 	return testenv.NewVirtualMachineInstance(
 		namespace,
-		testenv.WithMemory("2048Mi"),
+		testenv.WithMemory("1024Mi"),
 		testenv.WithInterface(kubevirtv1.Interface{
 			Name: interfaceName,
 			Binding: &kubevirtv1.PluginBinding{
-				Name: "passt",
+				Name: "l2bridge",
 			},
 		}),
 		testenv.WithNetwork(kubevirtv1.Network{