diff --git a/test/e2e/common/networking.go b/test/e2e/common/networking.go
index f7b1b1cba90..7d95e8892b3 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/networking.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/networking.go
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[sig-network] Networking", func() {
 		*/
 		framework.ConformanceIt("should function for node-pod communication: http [LinuxOnly] [NodeConformance]", func() {
 			config := e2enetwork.NewCoreNetworkingTestConfig(f, true)
-			checkNodeConnectivity(config, "http", e2enetwork.EndpointHTTPPort)
+			for _, endpointPod := range config.EndpointPods {
+				config.DialFromNode("http", endpointPod.Status.PodIP, e2enetwork.EndpointHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, sets.NewString(endpointPod.Name))
+			}
 		})
 
 		/*
@@ -115,7 +117,9 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[sig-network] Networking", func() {
 		*/
 		framework.ConformanceIt("should function for node-pod communication: udp [LinuxOnly] [NodeConformance]", func() {
 			config := e2enetwork.NewCoreNetworkingTestConfig(f, true)
-			checkNodeConnectivity(config, "udp", e2enetwork.EndpointUDPPort)
+			for _, endpointPod := range config.EndpointPods {
+				config.DialFromNode("udp", endpointPod.Status.PodIP, e2enetwork.EndpointUDPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, sets.NewString(endpointPod.Name))
+			}
 		})
 	})
 })