diff --git a/examples/readiness-probe-pod b/examples/readiness-probe-pod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..247814c8793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/readiness-probe-pod
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copy of pod.yaml without file extension for test
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: nginx
+  labels:
+    name: nginx
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: nginx
+    image: nginx
+    ports:
+    - containerPort: 80
+    readinessProbe:
+      httpGet:
+        path: /
+        port: 80
+      initialDelaySeconds: 5
+      timeoutSeconds: 5
diff --git a/test/e2e/kubectl.go b/test/e2e/kubectl.go
index b2b7b7f1e3d..d5d02b53db0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kubectl.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kubectl.go
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Kubectl client", func() {
 		var podPath string
 
 		BeforeEach(func() {
-			podPath = filepath.Join(testContext.RepoRoot, "docs/user-guide/pod.yaml")
-			By("creating the pod")
+			podPath = filepath.Join(testContext.RepoRoot, "examples/readiness-probe-pod")
+			By(fmt.Sprintf("creating the pod from %v", podPath))
 			runKubectlOrDie("create", "-f", podPath, fmt.Sprintf("--namespace=%v", ns))
 			checkPodsRunningReady(c, ns, []string{simplePodName}, podStartTimeout)
 		})