diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/gce.go b/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/gce.go
index bfd78bf7308..271a70760a9 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/gce.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/gce.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func (p *Provider) EnsureLoadBalancerResourcesDeleted(ip, portRange string) erro
 
 func getGCEZoneForGroup(group string) (string, error) {
 	output, err := exec.Command("gcloud", "compute", "instance-groups", "managed", "list",
-		"--project="+framework.TestContext.CloudConfig.ProjectID, "--format=value(zone)", "--filter=name="+group).CombinedOutput()
+		"--project="+framework.TestContext.CloudConfig.ProjectID, "--format=value(zone)", "--filter=name="+group).Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Failed to get zone for node group %s: %s", group, output)
 	}