diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/utils/create.go b/test/e2e/storage/utils/create.go
index 6aa0dc6fb73..b76ab8d0b64 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/utils/create.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/utils/create.go
@@ -630,8 +630,8 @@ func PrettyPrint(item interface{}) string {
 // one provided via the KUBE_TEST_REPO_LIST env variable
 func patchContainerImages(containers []v1.Container) error {
 	var err error
-	for _, c := range containers {
-		c.Image, err = imageutils.ReplaceRegistryInImageURL(c.Image)
+	for i, c := range containers {
+		containers[i].Image, err = imageutils.ReplaceRegistryInImageURL(c.Image)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}