diff --git a/test/e2e/network/dns_common.go b/test/e2e/network/dns_common.go
index 3e0d5c02ab4..0b939a86fb5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network/dns_common.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network/dns_common.go
@@ -457,10 +457,10 @@ func createProbeCommand(namesToResolve []string, hostEntries []string, ptrLookup
 		}
 		fileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_udp@%s", fileNamePrefix, name)
 		fileNames = append(fileNames, fileName)
-		probeCmd += fmt.Sprintf(`test -n "$$(dig +notcp +noall +answer +search %s %s)" && echo OK > /results/%s;`, name, lookup, fileName)
+		probeCmd += fmt.Sprintf(`check="$$(dig +notcp +noall +answer +search %s %s)" && test -n "$$check" && echo OK > /results/%s;`, name, lookup, fileName)
 		fileName = fmt.Sprintf("%s_tcp@%s", fileNamePrefix, name)
 		fileNames = append(fileNames, fileName)
-		probeCmd += fmt.Sprintf(`test -n "$$(dig +tcp +noall +answer +search %s %s)" && echo OK > /results/%s;`, name, lookup, fileName)
+		probeCmd += fmt.Sprintf(`check="$$(dig +tcp +noall +answer +search %s %s)" && test -n "$$check" && echo OK > /results/%s;`, name, lookup, fileName)
 	}
 
 	for _, name := range hostEntries {
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ func createProbeCommand(namesToResolve []string, hostEntries []string, ptrLookup
 	podARecByUDPFileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_udp@PodARecord", fileNamePrefix)
 	podARecByTCPFileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_tcp@PodARecord", fileNamePrefix)
 	probeCmd += fmt.Sprintf(`podARec=$$(hostname -i| awk -F. '{print $$1"-"$$2"-"$$3"-"$$4".%s.pod.cluster.local"}');`, namespace)
-	probeCmd += fmt.Sprintf(`test -n "$$(dig +notcp +noall +answer +search $${podARec} A)" && echo OK > /results/%s;`, podARecByUDPFileName)
-	probeCmd += fmt.Sprintf(`test -n "$$(dig +tcp +noall +answer +search $${podARec} A)" && echo OK > /results/%s;`, podARecByTCPFileName)
+	probeCmd += fmt.Sprintf(`check="$$(dig +notcp +noall +answer +search $${podARec} A)" && test -n "$$check" && echo OK > /results/%s;`, podARecByUDPFileName)
+	probeCmd += fmt.Sprintf(`check="$$(dig +tcp +noall +answer +search $${podARec} A)" && test -n "$$check" && echo OK > /results/%s;`, podARecByTCPFileName)
 	fileNames = append(fileNames, podARecByUDPFileName)
 	fileNames = append(fileNames, podARecByTCPFileName)
 
@@ -481,8 +481,8 @@ func createProbeCommand(namesToResolve []string, hostEntries []string, ptrLookup
 		ptrLookup := fmt.Sprintf("%s.in-addr.arpa.", strings.Join(reverseArray(strings.Split(ptrLookupIP, ".")), "."))
 		ptrRecByUDPFileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_udp@PTR", ptrLookupIP)
 		ptrRecByTCPFileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_tcp@PTR", ptrLookupIP)
-		probeCmd += fmt.Sprintf(`test -n "$$(dig +notcp +noall +answer +search %s PTR)" && echo OK > /results/%s;`, ptrLookup, ptrRecByUDPFileName)
-		probeCmd += fmt.Sprintf(`test -n "$$(dig +tcp +noall +answer +search %s PTR)" && echo OK > /results/%s;`, ptrLookup, ptrRecByTCPFileName)
+		probeCmd += fmt.Sprintf(`check="$$(dig +notcp +noall +answer +search %s PTR)" && test -n "$$check" && echo OK > /results/%s;`, ptrLookup, ptrRecByUDPFileName)
+		probeCmd += fmt.Sprintf(`check="$$(dig +tcp +noall +answer +search %s PTR)" && test -n "$$check" && echo OK > /results/%s;`, ptrLookup, ptrRecByTCPFileName)
 		fileNames = append(fileNames, ptrRecByUDPFileName)
 		fileNames = append(fileNames, ptrRecByTCPFileName)
 	}