diff --git a/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh b/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
index bf6416d0762..55bfe4e829d 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Additional parameters that are passed to ginkgo runner.
-GINKGO_TEST_ARGS=""
+GINKGO_TEST_ARGS=${GINKGO_TEST_ARGS:-""}
 
 if [[ "${PERFORMANCE:-}" == "true" ]]; then
     if [[ "${KUBERNETES_PROVIDER}" == "aws" ]]; then