diff --git a/test/e2e/kubectl.go b/test/e2e/kubectl.go
index 84e0f0c6aa3..9c0712ff52a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kubectl.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kubectl.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ var _ = Describe("kubectl", func() {
 
 	Describe("update-demo", func() {
 		var (
-			updateDemoRoot = filepath.Join(testContext.RepoRoot, "examples/update-demo/v1beta3")
+			updateDemoRoot = filepath.Join(testContext.RepoRoot, "examples/update-demo")
 			nautilusPath   = filepath.Join(updateDemoRoot, "nautilus-rc.yaml")
 			kittenPath     = filepath.Join(updateDemoRoot, "kitten-rc.yaml")
 		)
diff --git a/test/e2e/util.go b/test/e2e/util.go
index 7f024ad301e..bec437a3185 100644
--- a/test/e2e/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/util.go
@@ -274,9 +274,16 @@ func kubectlCmd(args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
 	defaultArgs := []string{}
 	if testContext.KubeConfig != "" {
 		defaultArgs = append(defaultArgs, "--"+clientcmd.RecommendedConfigPathFlag+"="+testContext.KubeConfig)
+
+		// Reference the KubeContext
 		if testContext.KubeContext != "" {
 			defaultArgs = append(defaultArgs, "--"+clientcmd.FlagContext+"="+testContext.KubeContext)
 		}
+
+		// Reference a --server option so tests can run anywhere.
+		if testContext.Host != "" {
+			defaultArgs = append(defaultArgs, "--"+clientcmd.FlagAPIServer+"="+testContext.Host)
+		}
 	} else {
 		defaultArgs = append(defaultArgs, "--"+clientcmd.FlagAuthPath+"="+testContext.AuthConfig)
 		if testContext.CertDir != "" {