diff --git a/test/e2e/run-chart-test.sh b/test/e2e/run-chart-test.sh
index e501ca6fe..d01ab4486 100755
--- a/test/e2e/run-chart-test.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/run-chart-test.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ "${SKIP_IMAGE_CREATION:-false}" = "false" ]; then
   if ! command -v ginkgo &> /dev/null; then
-    go get github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@v2.6.1
+    go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@v2.6.1
   fi
   echo "[dev-env] building image"
   make -C ${DIR}/../../ clean-image build image
diff --git a/test/e2e/run-kind-e2e.sh b/test/e2e/run-kind-e2e.sh
index bb61706b4..df927bd1c 100755
--- a/test/e2e/run-kind-e2e.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/run-kind-e2e.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ "${SKIP_E2E_IMAGE_CREATION}" = "false" ]; then
   if ! command -v ginkgo &> /dev/null; then
-    go get github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@v2.6.1
+    go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@v2.6.1
   fi
 
   echo "[dev-env] .. done building controller images"