diff --git a/agent/common.sh b/agent/common.sh
index 3dc67b119..6b858abcf 100644
--- a/agent/common.sh
+++ b/agent/common.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ if [ "${AGENT_E2E_TEST_BOOT_MODE}" == "ISO_NO_REGISTRY" ] ; then
     if [[ -z "${NETWORKING_MODE}" ]]; then
         export NETWORKING_MODE="DHCP"
     fi
-    export MIRROR_IMAGES=false
 fi
 
 function getRendezvousIP() {
diff --git a/network.sh b/network.sh
index ce270f7c0..d156b791c 100755
--- a/network.sh
+++ b/network.sh
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ elif [[ "$IP_STACK" = "v6" ]]; then
   export SERVICE_SUBNET_V4=""
   export SERVICE_SUBNET_V6=${SERVICE_SUBNET_V6:-"fd02::/112"}
   export NETWORK_TYPE=${NETWORK_TYPE:-"OVNKubernetes"}
-  export MIRROR_IMAGES=${MIRROR_IMAGES:-true}
+  if [[ ${AGENT_E2E_TEST_BOOT_MODE} != "ISO_NO_REGISTRY" ]]; then
+    export MIRROR_IMAGES=${MIRROR_IMAGES:-true}
+  fi
 elif [[ "$IP_STACK" = "v4v6" || "$IP_STACK" = "v6v4" ]]; then
   export CLUSTER_SUBNET_V4=${CLUSTER_SUBNET_V4:-"10.128.0.0/14"}
   export CLUSTER_SUBNET_V6=${CLUSTER_SUBNET_V6:-"fd01::/48"}