diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index 24fba8a0f..e0e040a92 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -205,6 +205,14 @@ argo-healthcheck: ## Checks if all argo applications are synced
 
 ##@ Test and Linters Tasks
 
+.PHONY: qe-tests
+qe-tests: ## Runs the tests that QE runs
+	@set -e; if [ -f ./tests/interop/run_tests.sh ]; then \
+		./tests/interop/run_tests.sh; \
+	else \
+		echo "No ./tests/interop/run_tests.sh found skipping"; \
+	fi
+
 .PHONY: super-linter
 super-linter: ## Runs super linter locally
 	rm -rf .mypy_cache
diff --git a/common/scripts/pattern-util.sh b/common/scripts/pattern-util.sh
index cb7fc8736..675cc1173 100755
--- a/common/scripts/pattern-util.sh
+++ b/common/scripts/pattern-util.sh
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ podman run -it --rm --pull=newer \
     -e TOKEN_NAMESPACE \
     -e VALUES_SECRET \
     -e KUBECONFIG \
+    -e PATTERN_INSTALL_CHART \
     -e K8S_AUTH_HOST \
     -e K8S_AUTH_VERIFY_SSL \
     -e K8S_AUTH_SSL_CA_CERT \