diff --git a/contrib/test/integration/build/kubernetes.yml b/contrib/test/integration/build/kubernetes.yml
index 69c671c9..8c092e1c 100644
--- a/contrib/test/integration/build/kubernetes.yml
+++ b/contrib/test/integration/build/kubernetes.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     repo: "https://github.com/runcom/kubernetes.git"
     dest: "{{ ansible_env.GOPATH }}/src/k8s.io/kubernetes"
     # based on kube v1.9.0-alpha.2, update as needed
-    version: "cri-o-patched-1.9"
+    version: "{{ k8s_git_version }}"
     force: "{{ force_clone | default(False) | bool}}"
 
 - name: install etcd
diff --git a/contrib/test/integration/main.yml b/contrib/test/integration/main.yml
index 1e96b313..8baaec9d 100644
--- a/contrib/test/integration/main.yml
+++ b/contrib/test/integration/main.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
     - name: clone build and install kubernetes
       include: "build/kubernetes.yml"
+      vars:
+        k8s_git_version: "cri-o-node-e2e-patched-logs"
 
     - name: clone build and install runc
       include: "build/runc.yml"
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@
       include: "build/kubernetes.yml"
       vars:
           force_clone: True
+          k8s_git_version: "cri-o-patched-1.9"
 
     - name: run k8s e2e tests
       include: e2e.yml