diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index e7d2e19a..c7dd413e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: engineerd/setup-kind@v0.5.0
         with:
           image: kindest/node:v1.16.9
+          config: .github/workflows/e2e_kind_config.yaml # disable KIND-net
+      - name: Setup Calico for network policy
+        run: |
+          kubectl apply -f https://docs.projectcalico.org/v3.16/manifests/calico.yaml
+          kubectl -n kube-system set env daemonset/calico-node FELIX_IGNORELOOSERPF=true
       - name: Run test
         run: make test
       - name: Check if working tree is dirty