diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dcc7d7eb6..2452d8aa9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ all: bin/tkn test
 
 FORCE:
 
-vendor: 
+vendor:
 	@go mod vendor
 
 .PHONY: cross
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ test-unit: ./vendor ## run unit tests
 	@go test -failfast -v -cover ./...
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e
-test-e2e: ./vendor ## run e2e tests
+test-e2e: bin/tkn ## run e2e tests
 	@echo "Running e2e tests..."
 	@LOCAL_CI_RUN=true bash ./test/e2e-tests.sh
 
diff --git a/test/e2e-tests.sh b/test/e2e-tests.sh
index 1b24e5ade..f14f00096 100755
--- a/test/e2e-tests.sh
+++ b/test/e2e-tests.sh
@@ -30,15 +30,18 @@ ci_run && {
 # Run the integration tests
 ci_run && {
   header "Running Go e2e tests"
-  local failed=0
+  failed=0
   go_test_e2e ./test || failed=1
   (( failed )) && fail_test
 }
 
-go build github.com/tektoncd/cli/cmd/tkn
-
 tkn() {
- ./tkn "$@"
+    if [[ -e ./bin/tkn ]];then
+        ./bin/tkn $@
+    else
+        go build github.com/tektoncd/cli/cmd/tkn
+        ./tkn "$@"
+    fi
 }
 
 kubectl get crds|grep tekton\\.dev && fail_test "TektonCD CRDS should not be installed, you should reset them before each runs"