diff --git a/test/e2e/annotations/affinity.go b/test/e2e/annotations/affinity.go
index 83ad03ecf..f3ddc8928 100644
--- a/test/e2e/annotations/affinity.go
+++ b/test/e2e/annotations/affinity.go
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/test/e2e/framework"
 )
 
+// TODO(elvinefendi) merge this with Affinity tests in test/e2e/lua/dynamic_configuration.go
 var _ = framework.IngressNginxDescribe("Annotations - Affinity", func() {
 	f := framework.NewDefaultFramework("affinity")
 
 	BeforeEach(func() {
-		err := f.NewEchoDeploymentWithReplicas(2)
+		err := f.DisableDynamicConfiguration()
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+		err = f.NewEchoDeploymentWithReplicas(2)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	})
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/framework.go b/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
index e530777da..6ae692bbf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
@@ -420,3 +420,19 @@ func NewSingleIngress(name, path, host, ns, service string, port int, annotation
 
 	return ing
 }
+
+// DisableDynamicConfiguration disables dynamic configuration
+func (f *Framework) DisableDynamicConfiguration() error {
+	return UpdateDeployment(f.KubeClientSet, f.IngressController.Namespace, "nginx-ingress-controller", 1,
+		func(deployment *appsv1beta1.Deployment) error {
+			args := deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args
+			args = append(args, "--enable-dynamic-configuration=false")
+			deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Args = args
+			_, err := f.KubeClientSet.AppsV1beta1().Deployments(f.IngressController.Namespace).Update(deployment)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		})
+}