diff --git a/tests/e2e/network/standard_lb.go b/tests/e2e/network/standard_lb.go
index 9b5da620a1..6da52058bd 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/network/standard_lb.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/network/standard_lb.go
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ var _ = Describe("[StandardLoadBalancer] Standard load balancer", func() {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		Expect(len(outboundRuleIPs)).NotTo(Equal(0))
+		if len(outboundRuleIPs) == 0 {
+			Skip("skip validating outbound IPs since outbound rules are not configured on SLB")
+		}
 
 		podTemplate := createPodGetIP()
 		err = utils.CreatePod(cs, ns.Name, podTemplate)
diff --git a/tests/e2e/utils/network_utils.go b/tests/e2e/utils/network_utils.go
index 9f540cb8c8..e12651ab3d 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/utils/network_utils.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/utils/network_utils.go
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func SelectAvailablePrivateIP(tc *AzureTestClient) (string, error) {
 	if len(*vNet.Subnets) > 1 {
 		for _, sn := range *vNet.Subnets {
 			// if there is more than one subnet, select the first one we find.
-			if !strings.Contains(*sn.Name, "controlplane") {
+			if !strings.Contains(*sn.Name, "controlplane") && !strings.Contains(*sn.Name, "control-plane") {
 				subnet = *sn.AddressPrefix
 				break
 			}