diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-dns-operator/openshift-cluster-dns-operator-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-dns-operator/openshift-cluster-dns-operator-master.yaml
index 36539b2adfa0e..dbc786d367468 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-dns-operator/openshift-cluster-dns-operator-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-dns-operator/openshift-cluster-dns-operator-master.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ tests:
   container:
     from: src
 - as: e2e-aws
-  commands: TEST_FOCUS='should provide DNS for the cluster' run-tests
+  commands: TEST_FOCUS='DNS' TEST_SKIP='(\[Disabled:.+\]|\[Disruptive\]|\[Skipped\]|\[Slow\]|\[Flaky\]|\[local\]|\[Local\])'
+    run-tests
   openshift_installer:
     cluster_profile: aws
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/coredns/openshift-coredns-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/coredns/openshift-coredns-master.yaml
index d919199201c6b..1437f5821f6d0 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/coredns/openshift-coredns-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/coredns/openshift-coredns-master.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ tests:
   container:
     from: src
 - as: e2e-aws
-  commands: TEST_FOCUS='should provide DNS for the cluster' run-tests
+  commands: TEST_FOCUS='DNS' TEST_SKIP='(\[Disabled:.+\]|\[Disruptive\]|\[Skipped\]|\[Slow\]|\[Flaky\]|\[local\]|\[Local\])'
+    run-tests
   openshift_installer:
     cluster_profile: aws
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-dns-operator/openshift-cluster-dns-operator-master-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-dns-operator/openshift-cluster-dns-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
index d778d2d41d93f..28ccd35fe1956 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-dns-operator/openshift-cluster-dns-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-dns-operator/openshift-cluster-dns-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ presubmits:
         - name: JOB_NAME_SAFE
           value: e2e-aws
         - name: TEST_COMMAND
-          value: TEST_FOCUS='should provide DNS for the cluster' run-tests
+          value: TEST_FOCUS='DNS' TEST_SKIP='(\[Disabled:.+\]|\[Disruptive\]|\[Skipped\]|\[Slow\]|\[Flaky\]|\[local\]|\[Local\])'
+            run-tests
         image: ci-operator:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: ""
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/coredns/openshift-coredns-master-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/coredns/openshift-coredns-master-presubmits.yaml
index 0bb5247d9f6d5..aee01448332d8 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/coredns/openshift-coredns-master-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/coredns/openshift-coredns-master-presubmits.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ presubmits:
         - name: JOB_NAME_SAFE
           value: e2e-aws
         - name: TEST_COMMAND
-          value: TEST_FOCUS='should provide DNS for the cluster' run-tests
+          value: TEST_FOCUS='DNS' TEST_SKIP='(\[Disabled:.+\]|\[Disruptive\]|\[Skipped\]|\[Slow\]|\[Flaky\]|\[local\]|\[Local\])'
+            run-tests
         image: ci-operator:latest
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: ""