diff --git a/test/envoye2e/driver/envoy.go b/test/envoye2e/driver/envoy.go
index 6c83afa8b25..f44a06ff64e 100644
--- a/test/envoye2e/driver/envoy.go
+++ b/test/envoye2e/driver/envoy.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (e *Envoy) Run(p *Params) error {
 		"--disable-hot-restart",
 		"--drain-time-s", "4", // this affects how long draining listenrs are kept alive
 	}
-	envoyPath := filepath.Join(env.GetDefaultEnvoyBin(), "envoy")
+	envoyPath := filepath.Join(env.GetDefaultEnvoyBinOrDie(), "envoy")
 	if path, exists := os.LookupEnv("ENVOY_PATH"); exists {
 		envoyPath = path
 	}
diff --git a/test/envoye2e/env/utils.go b/test/envoye2e/env/utils.go
index d75e32cc41e..e72de3d4155 100644
--- a/test/envoye2e/env/utils.go
+++ b/test/envoye2e/env/utils.go
@@ -22,17 +22,53 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func GetDefaultEnvoyBin() string {
+func GetDefaultEnvoyBin() (string, error) {
+	// Get bazel args if any
+	buildArgs := os.Getenv("BAZEL_BUILD_ARGS")
+
 	// Note: `bazel info bazel-bin` returns incorrect path to a binary (always fastbuild, not opt or dbg)
 	// Instead we rely on symbolic link src/envoy/envoy in the workspace
-	workspace, _ := exec.Command("bazel", "info", "workspace").Output()
-	return filepath.Join(strings.TrimSuffix(string(workspace), "\n"), "bazel-bin/src/envoy/")
+	args := []string{"info", "workspace"}
+	if buildArgs != "" {
+		args = append(args, strings.Split(buildArgs, " ")...)
+	}
+	workspace, err := exec.Command("bazel", args...).Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(strings.TrimSuffix(string(workspace), "\n"), "bazel-bin/src/envoy/"), nil
+}
+
+func GetDefaultEnvoyBinOrDie() string {
+	p, err := GetDefaultEnvoyBin()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return p
 }
 
-func GetBazelOptOut() string {
+func GetBazelOptOut() (string, error) {
+	// Get bazel args if any
+	buildArgs := os.Getenv("BAZEL_BUILD_ARGS")
+
 	// `make build_wasm` puts generated wasm modules into k8-opt.
-	bazelOutput, _ := exec.Command("bazel", "info", "output_path").Output()
-	return filepath.Join(strings.TrimSuffix(string(bazelOutput), "\n"), "k8-opt/bin/")
+	args := []string{"info", "output_path"}
+	if buildArgs != "" {
+		args = append(args, strings.Split(buildArgs, " ")...)
+	}
+	bazelOutput, err := exec.Command("bazel", args...).Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(strings.TrimSuffix(string(bazelOutput), "\n"), "k8-opt/bin/"), nil
+}
+
+func GetBazelOptOutOrDie() string {
+	p, err := GetBazelOptOut()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return p
 }
 
 func SkipTSanASan(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/test/envoye2e/stats_plugin/README.md b/test/envoye2e/stats_plugin/README.md
index ae194650df6..6641819640d 100644
--- a/test/envoye2e/stats_plugin/README.md
+++ b/test/envoye2e/stats_plugin/README.md
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ var AttributeGenRuntimes = []struct {
 		WasmRuntime:        	   "envoy.wasm.runtime.null",
 	},
 	{
-		AttributeGenFilterCode:    "filename: " + filepath.Join(env.GetBazelOptOut(), "extensions/attributegen.wasm"),
+		AttributeGenFilterCode:    "filename: " + filepath.Join(env.GetBazelOptOutOrDie(), "extensions/attributegen.wasm"),
 		WasmRuntime:        	   "envoy.wasm.runtime.v8",
 	},
 }
diff --git a/test/envoye2e/stats_plugin/stats_test.go b/test/envoye2e/stats_plugin/stats_test.go
index d9299d81770..a560a5f642a 100644
--- a/test/envoye2e/stats_plugin/stats_test.go
+++ b/test/envoye2e/stats_plugin/stats_test.go
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ var Runtimes = []struct {
 		WasmRuntime:                "envoy.wasm.runtime.null",
 	},
 	{
-		MetadataExchangeFilterCode: "filename: " + filepath.Join(env.GetBazelOptOut(), "extensions/metadata_exchange.wasm"),
-		StatsFilterCode:            "filename: " + filepath.Join(env.GetBazelOptOut(), "extensions/stats.wasm"),
+		MetadataExchangeFilterCode: "filename: " + filepath.Join(env.GetBazelOptOutOrDie(), "extensions/metadata_exchange.wasm"),
+		StatsFilterCode:            "filename: " + filepath.Join(env.GetBazelOptOutOrDie(), "extensions/stats.wasm"),
 		WasmRuntime:                "envoy.wasm.runtime.v8",
 	},
 	{
-		MetadataExchangeFilterCode: "filename: " + filepath.Join(env.GetBazelOptOut(), "extensions/metadata_exchange.compiled.wasm"),
-		StatsFilterCode:            "filename: " + filepath.Join(env.GetBazelOptOut(), "extensions/stats.compiled.wasm"),
+		MetadataExchangeFilterCode: "filename: " + filepath.Join(env.GetBazelOptOutOrDie(), "extensions/metadata_exchange.compiled.wasm"),
+		StatsFilterCode:            "filename: " + filepath.Join(env.GetBazelOptOutOrDie(), "extensions/stats.compiled.wasm"),
 		WasmRuntime:                "envoy.wasm.runtime.v8",
 	},
 }
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ var AttributeGenRuntimes = []struct {
 		WasmRuntime:            "envoy.wasm.runtime.null",
 	},
 	{
-		AttributeGenFilterCode: "filename: " + filepath.Join(env.GetBazelOptOut(), "extensions/attributegen.wasm"),
+		AttributeGenFilterCode: "filename: " + filepath.Join(env.GetBazelOptOutOrDie(), "extensions/attributegen.wasm"),
 		WasmRuntime:            "envoy.wasm.runtime.v8",
 	},
 }