diff --git a/cluster/gke/util.sh b/cluster/gke/util.sh
index 3146211b951..83705e2508c 100755
--- a/cluster/gke/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/gke/util.sh
@@ -249,6 +249,21 @@ function detect-minion-names {
   echo "MINION_NAMES=${MINION_NAMES[*]}"
 }
 
+# Detect instance group name generated by gke
+#
+# Assumed vars:
+#   GCLOUD
+#   PROJECT
+#   ZONE
+#   CLUSTER_NAME
+# Vars set:
+#   NODE_INSTANCE_GROUP
+function detect-node-instance-group {
+  NODE_INSTANCE_GROUP=$("${GCLOUD}" alpha container clusters describe \
+    --project="${PROJECT}" --zone="${ZONE}" "${CLUSTER_NAME}" \
+    | grep instanceGroupManagers | cut -d '/' -f 11)
+}
+
 # SSH to a node by name ($1) and run a command ($2).
 #
 # Assumed vars:
diff --git a/hack/ginkgo-e2e.sh b/hack/ginkgo-e2e.sh
index a9821cc152c..4183597a62d 100755
--- a/hack/ginkgo-e2e.sh
+++ b/hack/ginkgo-e2e.sh
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ else
   NODE_INSTANCE_GROUP=""
 fi
 
+if [[ "${KUBERNETES_PROVIDER}" == "gke" ]]; then
+  detect-node-instance-group
+fi
+
 ginkgo_args=()
 if [[ ${GINKGO_PARALLEL} =~ ^[yY]$ ]]; then
   ginkgo_args+=("-p")
diff --git a/test/e2e/resize_nodes.go b/test/e2e/resize_nodes.go
index 4bdbe627f56..57deeb87c03 100644
--- a/test/e2e/resize_nodes.go
+++ b/test/e2e/resize_nodes.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func waitForNodeInstanceGroupSize(size int) error {
 			continue
 		}
 		if currentSize != size {
-			Logf("Waiting for node istance group size %d, current size %d", size, currentSize)
+			Logf("Waiting for node instance group size %d, current size %d", size, currentSize)
 			continue
 		}
 		Logf("Node instance group has reached the desired size %d", size)
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func waitForPodsCreatedRunningResponding(c *client.Client, ns, name string, repl
 }
 
 var _ = Describe("Nodes", func() {
-	supportedProviders := []string{"gce"}
+	supportedProviders := []string{"gce", "gke"}
 	var testName string
 	var c *client.Client
 	var ns string