diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c59c7ad0a..ebf920d69 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -165,8 +165,13 @@ test-e2e-upgrade: manifests
 
 test-e2e: test-e2e-operator test-e2e-handler
 
-test-e2e-ocp: 
-	./hack/ocp-e2e-tests.sh
+test-e2e-ocp: test-e2e-handler-ocp # deprecated. Use test-e2e-handler-ocp instead
+
+test-e2e-handler-ocp:
+	./hack/ocp-e2e-tests-handler.sh
+
+test-e2e-operator-ocp:
+	./hack/ocp-e2e-tests-operator.sh
 
 cluster-up:
 	./cluster/up.sh
diff --git a/hack/ocp-e2e-tests.sh b/hack/ocp-e2e-tests-handler.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from hack/ocp-e2e-tests.sh
rename to hack/ocp-e2e-tests-handler.sh
diff --git a/hack/ocp-e2e-tests-operator.sh b/hack/ocp-e2e-tests-operator.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ff82b4b38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/ocp-e2e-tests-operator.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Make sure to set the IMAGE_REPO env variable to your quay.io username
+# before running this script.
+
+# Additionally, the e2e tests rely on extra nics being configured on the
+# node. If running from dev-scripts, it will be necessary to configure it to
+# deploy the extra nics.
+# See https://github.com/openshift-metal3/dev-scripts/pull/1286 for an example.
+
+set -ex
+
+export KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER=external
+export IMAGE_BUILDER=podman
+export DEV_IMAGE_REGISTRY=quay.io
+export KUBEVIRTCI_RUNTIME=podman
+
+make cluster-sync-operator
+make test-e2e-operator