diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/e2e-v2/hypershift-e2e-v2-chain.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/e2e-v2/hypershift-e2e-v2-chain.yaml
index 2ef0608cb2ee5..24722a250498a 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/e2e-v2/hypershift-e2e-v2-chain.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/e2e-v2/hypershift-e2e-v2-chain.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ chain:
     commands: |-
       export E2E_HOSTED_CLUSTER_NAME=$(cat ${SHARED_DIR}/cluster-name)
       export E2E_HOSTED_CLUSTER_NAMESPACE=clusters
-      bin/test-e2e-v2 --ginkgo.junit-report=${ARTIFACT_DIR}/junit_report.xml --ginkgo.v
+      bin/test-e2e-v2 --ginkgo.junit-report=${ARTIFACT_DIR}/junit_report.xml --ginkgo.v --ginkgo.label-filter='!lifecycle'
     timeout: 30m
     grace_period: 5m
     from: hypershift-tests