diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/util.go b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
index 2a7bd470e0c..493cbfb264f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
@@ -615,8 +615,9 @@ func CoreDump(dir string) {
 		Logf("Dumping logs locally to: %s", dir)
 		cmd = exec.Command(path.Join(TestContext.RepoRoot, "cluster", "log-dump", "log-dump.sh"), dir)
 	}
-	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), fmt.Sprintf("LOG_DUMP_SYSTEMD_SERVICES=%s", parseSystemdServices(TestContext.SystemdServices)))
-	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), fmt.Sprintf("LOG_DUMP_SYSTEMD_JOURNAL=%v", TestContext.DumpSystemdJournal))
+	env := os.Environ()
+	env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("LOG_DUMP_SYSTEMD_SERVICES=%s", parseSystemdServices(TestContext.SystemdServices)))
+	cmd.Env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("LOG_DUMP_SYSTEMD_JOURNAL=%v", TestContext.DumpSystemdJournal))
 
 	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr