diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go b/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go
index fcddd892fda..d8bc2f60fa5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/test_context.go
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func RegisterCommonFlags(flags *flag.FlagSet) {
 	flags.StringVar(&TestContext.ReportDir, "report-dir", "", "Path to the directory where the JUnit XML reports should be saved. Default is empty, which doesn't generate these reports.")
 	flags.Var(cliflag.NewMapStringBool(&TestContext.FeatureGates), "feature-gates", "A set of key=value pairs that describe feature gates for alpha/experimental features.")
 	flags.StringVar(&TestContext.ContainerRuntime, "container-runtime", "remote", "The container runtime of cluster VM instances (remote).")
-	flags.StringVar(&TestContext.ContainerRuntimeEndpoint, "container-runtime-endpoint", "unix:///var/run/dockershim.sock", "The container runtime endpoint of cluster VM instances.")
+	flags.StringVar(&TestContext.ContainerRuntimeEndpoint, "container-runtime-endpoint", "unix:///var/run/containerd/containerd.sock", "The container runtime endpoint of cluster VM instances.")
 	flags.StringVar(&TestContext.ContainerRuntimeProcessName, "container-runtime-process-name", "dockerd", "The name of the container runtime process.")
 	flags.StringVar(&TestContext.ContainerRuntimePidFile, "container-runtime-pid-file", "/var/run/docker.pid", "The pid file of the container runtime.")
 	flags.StringVar(&TestContext.SystemdServices, "systemd-services", "docker", "The comma separated list of systemd services the framework will dump logs for.")