diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1c72c8b..3f868d6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ test-olm: operator-sdk opm-index
 	./config/operatorhub/flux-operator/testdata/003-catalog-source.yaml
 	export OLM_VERSION=${OLM_VERSION} && \
 	export FLUX_OPERATOR_VERSION=${FLUX_OPERATOR_VERSION} && \
+	export OPERATOR_SDK_BIN=$(OPERATOR_SDK) && \
 	go test ./test/olm/ -v -ginkgo.v
 
 .PHONY: deploy-olm-data
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ KUSTOMIZE ?= $(LOCALBIN)/kustomize-$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION)
 CONTROLLER_GEN ?= $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen-$(CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION)
 ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest-$(ENVTEST_VERSION)
 GOLANGCI_LINT = $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
-OPERATOR_SDK ?= $(LOCALBIN)/operator-sdk
+OPERATOR_SDK ?= $(LOCALBIN)/operator-sdk-$(OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION)
 
 ## Tool Versions
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.4.1
diff --git a/test/olm/e2e_test.go b/test/olm/e2e_test.go
index 1d736dc..bd0bee7 100644
--- a/test/olm/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/olm/e2e_test.go
@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	namespace         = "flux-system"
-	defaultVersion    = "v0.3.0"
-	defaultOLMVersion = "v0.28.0"
+	namespace             = "flux-system"
+	defaultVersion        = "v0.3.0"
+	defaultOLMVersion     = "v0.28.0"
+	defaultOperatorsdkBin = "bin/operator-sdk"
 )
 
 var (
-	version string
-	img     string
+	version        string
+	img            string
+	operatorsdkBin string
 )
 
 // Build the flux-operator image and deploy it to the Kind cluster.
@@ -34,6 +36,11 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 		olmVersion = defaultOLMVersion
 	}
 
+	operatorsdkBin = os.Getenv("OPERATOR_SDK_BIN")
+	if operatorsdkBin == "" {
+		operatorsdkBin = defaultOperatorsdkBin
+	}
+
 	img = fmt.Sprintf("ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/openshift-flux-operator-catalog:bundle-%s", version)
 	opm := fmt.Sprintf("ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/openshift-flux-operator-index:%s", version)
 
@@ -44,9 +51,9 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 	ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 	By("installing OLM")
-	cmd := exec.Command("bin/operator-sdk", "olm", "install", "--version", olmVersion)
+	cmd := exec.Command(operatorsdkBin, "olm", "install", "--version", olmVersion)
 	_, err = utils.Run(cmd, "/test/olm")
-	ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	ExpectWithOffset(3, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 	By("deploying flux-operator olm kubernetes resources")
 	cmd = exec.Command("make", "deploy-olm-data")
diff --git a/test/olm/scorecard_test.go b/test/olm/scorecard_test.go
index dc7fab2..15c4f86 100644
--- a/test/olm/scorecard_test.go
+++ b/test/olm/scorecard_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Scorecard", Ordered, func() {
 	Context("test", func() {
 		It("should run successfully", func() {
 			By("run scorecard tests")
-			cmd := exec.Command("bin/operator-sdk", "scorecard",
+			cmd := exec.Command(operatorsdkBin, "scorecard",
 				img, "-c", "config/operatorhub/flux-operator/"+version+"/tests/scorecard/config.yaml",
 				"-w", "60s", "-o", "json")
 			_, err := utils.Run(cmd, "/test/olm")