diff --git a/test/e2e_node/summary_test.go b/test/e2e_node/summary_test.go
index 5cfdccaffad..80581e17e6e 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/summary_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/summary_test.go
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ func getSummaryTestPods(f *framework.Framework, numRestarts int32, names ...stri
 					{
 						Name:    "busybox-container",
 						Image:   busyboxImage,
-						Command: getRestartingContainerCommand("/test-empty-dir-mnt", 0, numRestarts, "ping -c 1 google.com; echo 'hello world' >> /test-empty-dir-mnt/file;"),
+						Command: getRestartingContainerCommand("/test-empty-dir-mnt", 0, numRestarts, "echo 'some bytes' >/outside_the_volume.txt; ping -c 1 google.com; echo 'hello world' >> /test-empty-dir-mnt/file;"),
 						Resources: v1.ResourceRequirements{
 							Limits: v1.ResourceList{
 								// Must set memory limit to get MemoryStats.AvailableBytes