diff --git a/test/e2e/common/node/lifecycle_hook.go b/test/e2e/common/node/lifecycle_hook.go
index cb041447439..6acc72b90a7 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/node/lifecycle_hook.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/node/lifecycle_hook.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Container Lifecycle Hook", func() {
 		/*
 			Release : v1.23
 			Testname: Pod Lifecycle, poststart https hook
-			Description: When a post-start handler is specified in the container lifecycle using a 'HttpGet' action, then the handler MUST be invoked before the container is terminated. A server pod is created that will serve https requests, create a second pod with a container lifecycle specifying a post-start that invokes the server pod to validate that the post-start is executed.
+			Description: When a post-start handler is specified in the container lifecycle using a 'HttpGet' action, then the handler MUST be invoked before the container is terminated. A server pod is created that will serve https requests, create a second pod on the same node with a container lifecycle specifying a post-start that invokes the server pod to validate that the post-start is executed.
 		*/
 		ginkgo.It("should execute poststart https hook properly [MinimumKubeletVersion:1.23] [NodeConformance]", func() {
 			lifecycle := &v1.Lifecycle{
@@ -198,6 +198,10 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Container Lifecycle Hook", func() {
 				},
 			}
 			podWithHook := getPodWithHook("pod-with-poststart-https-hook", imageutils.GetPauseImageName(), lifecycle)
+			// make sure we spawn the test pod on the same node as the webserver.
+			nodeSelection := e2epod.NodeSelection{}
+			e2epod.SetAffinity(&nodeSelection, targetNode)
+			e2epod.SetNodeSelection(&podWithHook.Spec, nodeSelection)
 			testPodWithHook(podWithHook)
 		})
 		/*
@@ -225,7 +229,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Container Lifecycle Hook", func() {
 		/*
 			Release : v1.23
 			Testname: Pod Lifecycle, prestop https hook
-			Description: When a pre-stop handler is specified in the container lifecycle using a 'HttpGet' action, then the handler MUST be invoked before the container is terminated. A server pod is created that will serve https requests, create a second pod with a container lifecycle specifying a pre-stop that invokes the server pod to validate that the pre-stop is executed.
+			Description: When a pre-stop handler is specified in the container lifecycle using a 'HttpGet' action, then the handler MUST be invoked before the container is terminated. A server pod is created that will serve https requests, create a second pod on the same node with a container lifecycle specifying a pre-stop that invokes the server pod to validate that the pre-stop is executed.
 		*/
 		ginkgo.It("should execute prestop https hook properly [MinimumKubeletVersion:1.23] [NodeConformance]", func() {
 			lifecycle := &v1.Lifecycle{
@@ -239,6 +243,10 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Container Lifecycle Hook", func() {
 				},
 			}
 			podWithHook := getPodWithHook("pod-with-prestop-https-hook", imageutils.GetPauseImageName(), lifecycle)
+			// make sure we spawn the test pod on the same node as the webserver.
+			nodeSelection := e2epod.NodeSelection{}
+			e2epod.SetAffinity(&nodeSelection, targetNode)
+			e2epod.SetNodeSelection(&podWithHook.Spec, nodeSelection)
 			testPodWithHook(podWithHook)
 		})
 	})