diff --git a/hack/run-e2e-tests.sh b/hack/run-e2e-tests.sh
index a31baf1ad..bd1a7173f 100755
--- a/hack/run-e2e-tests.sh
+++ b/hack/run-e2e-tests.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ docker build . \
     -t "kudobuilder/controller:$VERSION"
 
 # Generate the kudo.yaml that is used to install KUDO while running e2e-test
-./bin/kubectl-kudo init --dry-run --output yaml \
-    | sed -E -e "/image:/ s/:[[:alnum:]]+/:$VERSION/" -e '/imagePullPolicy/ s/Always/Never/' \
+./bin/kubectl-kudo init --dry-run --output yaml --kudo-image kudobuilder/controller:$VERSION \
+    | sed -E -e '/imagePullPolicy/ s/Always/Never/' \
     > test/manifests/kudo.yaml
 
 sed "s/%version%/$VERSION/" kudo-e2e-test.yaml.tmpl > kudo-e2e-test.yaml