diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image.bats
index 25434f06f6..e878c7d19e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image.bats
@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@
 load "${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/lib.sh"
 load "${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/confidential_common.sh"
 
+export SNAPSHOTTER="${SNAPSHOTTER:-}"
+export EXPERIMENTAL_FORCE_GUEST_PULL="${EXPERIMENTAL_FORCE_GUEST_PULL:-}"
+
 setup() {
     if ! is_confidential_runtime_class; then
         skip "Test not supported for ${KATA_HYPERVISOR}."
     fi
 
-    [ "${SNAPSHOTTER:-}" = "nydus" ] || skip "None snapshotter was found but this test requires one"
+    if [ "${SNAPSHOTTER}" != "nydus" ] && [ -z "${EXPERIMENTAL_FORCE_GUEST_PULL}" ]; then
+        skip "Either SNAPSHOTTER=nydus or EXPERIMENTAL_FORCE_GUEST_PULL must be set for this test"
+    fi
 
     setup_common || die "setup_common failed"
     unencrypted_image="quay.io/prometheus/busybox:latest"
@@ -229,7 +234,9 @@ teardown() {
         skip "Test not supported for ${KATA_HYPERVISOR}."
     fi
 
-    [ "${SNAPSHOTTER:-}" = "nydus" ] || skip "None snapshotter was found but this test requires one"
+    if [ "${SNAPSHOTTER}" != "nydus" ] && [ -z "${EXPERIMENTAL_FORCE_GUEST_PULL}" ]; then
+        skip "Either SNAPSHOTTER=nydus or EXPERIMENTAL_FORCE_GUEST_PULL must be set for this test"
+    fi
 
     teardown_common "${node}" "${node_start_time:-}"
     kubectl delete --ignore-not-found pvc trusted-pvc