diff --git a/contrib/test/integration/build/kubernetes.yml b/contrib/test/integration/build/kubernetes.yml
index f724230c..f0b929a7 100644
--- a/contrib/test/integration/build/kubernetes.yml
+++ b/contrib/test/integration/build/kubernetes.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     repo: "https://github.com/runcom/kubernetes.git"
     dest: "{{ ansible_env.GOPATH }}/src/k8s.io/kubernetes"
     version: "cri-o-patched-1.8"
+    force: "{{ force_clone | default(False) | bool}}"
 
 - name: install etcd
   command: "hack/install-etcd.sh"
diff --git a/contrib/test/integration/e2e.yml b/contrib/test/integration/e2e.yml
index 41f92757..5c4d656e 100644
--- a/contrib/test/integration/e2e.yml
+++ b/contrib/test/integration/e2e.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 ---
 
-- name: clone build and install kubernetes
-  include: "build/kubernetes.yml"
-
 - name: enable and start CRI-O
   systemd:
     name: crio
diff --git a/contrib/test/integration/main.yml b/contrib/test/integration/main.yml
index ce4a206f..19dd5b3e 100644
--- a/contrib/test/integration/main.yml
+++ b/contrib/test/integration/main.yml
@@ -54,5 +54,10 @@
   tags:
     - e2e
   tasks:
+    - name: clone build and install kubernetes
+      include: "build/kubernetes.yml"
+      vars:
+          force_clone: True
+
     - name: run k8s e2e tests
       include: e2e.yml