diff --git a/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-jenkins/kubernetes-e2e.yaml b/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-jenkins/kubernetes-e2e.yaml
index 10c488fdf6a..e0370b53924 100644
--- a/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-jenkins/kubernetes-e2e.yaml
+++ b/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-jenkins/kubernetes-e2e.yaml
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@
                 export PROJECT="k8s-jkns-e2e-gke-staging"
                 export CLOUDSDK_BUCKET="gs://cloud-sdk-build/testing/rc"
                 export JENKINS_USE_SERVER_VERSION="y"
+                export CLOUDSDK_API_ENDPOINT_OVERRIDES_CONTAINER="https://staging-container.sandbox.googleapis.com/"
     jobs:
         - 'kubernetes-e2e-{suffix}'