diff --git a/test/e2e_node/image_list.go b/test/e2e_node/image_list.go
index c604f68c20a..dbae408c251 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/image_list.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/image_list.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func updateImageAllowList() {
 }
 
 func getNodeProblemDetectorImage() string {
-	const defaultImage string = "k8s.gcr.io/node-problem-detector:v0.6.2"
+	const defaultImage string = "k8s.gcr.io/node-problem-detector/node-problem-detector:v0.8.7"
 	image := os.Getenv("NODE_PROBLEM_DETECTOR_IMAGE")
 	if image == "" {
 		image = defaultImage