diff --git a/test/e2e/network/hostport.go b/test/e2e/network/hostport.go
index 22f9033e38c..56b2fb2cedc 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network/hostport.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network/hostport.go
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ var _ = common.SIGDescribe("HostPort", func() {
 		randomNode := &nodes.Items[rand.Intn(len(nodes.Items))]
 
 		ips := e2enode.GetAddressesByTypeAndFamily(randomNode, v1.NodeInternalIP, family)
+		if len(ips) == 0 {
+			ips = e2enode.GetAddressesByTypeAndFamily(randomNode, v1.NodeExternalIP, family)
+		}
 		if len(ips) == 0 {
 			framework.Failf("Failed to get NodeIP")
 		}
diff --git a/test/e2e/network/service.go b/test/e2e/network/service.go
index e8b67f08e62..4ae4c72ceb2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network/service.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network/service.go
@@ -4215,7 +4215,10 @@ func execAffinityTestForSessionAffinityTimeout(ctx context.Context, f *framework
 			family = v1.IPv6Protocol
 		}
 		svcIP = e2enode.FirstAddressByTypeAndFamily(nodes, v1.NodeInternalIP, family)
-		gomega.Expect(svcIP).NotTo(gomega.BeEmpty(), "failed to get Node internal IP for family: %s", family)
+		if svcIP == "" {
+			svcIP = e2enode.FirstAddressByTypeAndFamily(nodes, v1.NodeExternalIP, family)
+		}
+		gomega.Expect(svcIP).NotTo(gomega.BeEmpty(), "failed to get Node IP for family: %s", family)
 		servicePort = int(svc.Spec.Ports[0].NodePort)
 	} else {
 		svcIP = svc.Spec.ClusterIP
@@ -4298,7 +4301,10 @@ func execAffinityTestForNonLBServiceWithOptionalTransition(ctx context.Context,
 			family = v1.IPv6Protocol
 		}
 		svcIP = e2enode.FirstAddressByTypeAndFamily(nodes, v1.NodeInternalIP, family)
-		gomega.Expect(svcIP).NotTo(gomega.BeEmpty(), "failed to get Node internal IP for family: %s", family)
+		if svcIP == "" {
+			svcIP = e2enode.FirstAddressByTypeAndFamily(nodes, v1.NodeExternalIP, family)
+		}
+		gomega.Expect(svcIP).NotTo(gomega.BeEmpty(), "failed to get Node IP for family: %s", family)
 		servicePort = int(svc.Spec.Ports[0].NodePort)
 	} else {
 		svcIP = svc.Spec.ClusterIP
diff --git a/test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go b/test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go
index c66f7bb3a67..f76f114c541 100644
--- a/test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go
+++ b/test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go
@@ -1268,8 +1268,11 @@ func getNodeHostIP(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework, nodeName string)
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 	ips := e2enode.GetAddressesByTypeAndFamily(node, v1.NodeInternalIP, family)
 	if len(ips) == 0 {
-		framework.Failf("No address by type (%s) and family (%s) on node (%s) found.",
-			v1.NodeInternalIP, family, nodeName)
+		ips = e2enode.GetAddressesByTypeAndFamily(node, v1.NodeExternalIP, family)
+	}
+	if len(ips) == 0 {
+		framework.Failf("No address by family (%s) on node (%s) found.",
+			family, nodeName)
 	}
 	return ips[0]
 }