diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cincinnati-operator/openshift-cincinnati-operator-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cincinnati-operator/openshift-cincinnati-operator-master.yaml
index 547152a1d2b84..06661d23d5b8c 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cincinnati-operator/openshift-cincinnati-operator-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cincinnati-operator/openshift-cincinnati-operator-master.yaml
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ tests:
     - as: e2e-test
       cli: initial
       commands: |
-        OPENSHIFT_BUILD_NAMESPACE=
+        make func-test \
+        OPENSHIFT_BUILD_NAMESPACE= \
         RELATED_IMAGE_OPERAND=quay.io/app-sre/cincinnati@sha256:921b7a2e579d4cfe0e58ecf3abcc2262b321b6d0f8be7f6ebcb700acfca5ba55
-        make func-test
       dependencies:
       - env: OPERATOR_IMAGE
         name: stable:cincinnati-operator