diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3153c6342..d43cd9660 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ test-e2e: KIND_CLUSTER_NAME := operator-controller-e2e
 test-e2e: GO_BUILD_EXTRA_FLAGS := -cover
 test-e2e: COVERAGE_NAME := e2e
 test-e2e: export MANIFEST := $(STANDARD_RELEASE_MANIFEST)
+test-e2e: export INSTALL_DEFAULT_CATALOGS := false
 test-e2e: run-internal image-registry prometheus e2e e2e-coverage kind-clean #HELP Run e2e test suite on local kind cluster
 
 .PHONY: test-experimental-e2e
@@ -328,6 +329,7 @@ test-experimental-e2e: KIND_CONFIG := ./kind-config/kind-config-2node.yaml
 test-experimental-e2e: GO_BUILD_EXTRA_FLAGS := -cover
 test-experimental-e2e: COVERAGE_NAME := experimental-e2e
 test-experimental-e2e: export MANIFEST := $(EXPERIMENTAL_RELEASE_MANIFEST)
+test-experimental-e2e: export INSTALL_DEFAULT_CATALOGS := false
 test-experimental-e2e: PROMETHEUS_VALUES := helm/prom_experimental.yaml
 test-experimental-e2e: E2E_TIMEOUT := 15m
 test-experimental-e2e: run-internal image-registry prometheus e2e e2e-coverage kind-clean #HELP Run experimental e2e test suite on local kind cluster