diff --git a/test/e2e/defaultbackend/default_backend.go b/test/e2e/defaultbackend/default_backend.go
index 68e67aa23..780718f7f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/defaultbackend/default_backend.go
+++ b/test/e2e/defaultbackend/default_backend.go
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ var _ = framework.IngressNginxDescribe("[Default Backend]", func() {
 	})
 
 	ginkgo.It("disables access logging for default backend", func() {
+		// enable-access-log-for-default-backend is false by default, setting the value to false do not trigger a reload
+		f.UpdateNginxConfigMapData("enable-access-log-for-default-backend", "true")
 		f.UpdateNginxConfigMapData("enable-access-log-for-default-backend", "false")
 
 		f.HTTPTestClient().