diff --git a/test/e2e/run-chart-test.sh b/test/e2e/run-chart-test.sh
index 4917ff09d..841c05e7d 100755
--- a/test/e2e/run-chart-test.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/run-chart-test.sh
@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@ if [ "${SKIP_CLUSTER_CREATION:-false}" = "false" ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "[dev-env] running helm chart e2e tests..."
+# Uses a custom chart-testing image to avoid timeouts waiting for namespace deletion.
+# The changes can be found here: https://github.com/aledbf/chart-testing/commit/41fe0ae0733d0c9a538099fb3cec522e888e3d82
 docker run --rm --interactive --network host \
     --name ct \
     --volume $KUBECONFIG:/root/.kube/config \
     --volume "${DIR}/../../":/workdir \
     --workdir /workdir \
-    quay.io/helmpack/chart-testing:v3.3.1 ct install \
+    aledbf/chart-testing:v3.3.1-next ct install \
         --charts charts/ingress-nginx \
         --helm-extra-args "--timeout 60s"