diff --git a/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py b/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
index 83a26fc19..969eb62f8 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
+++ b/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ class EndToEndTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         # operator configuration via API
         operator_pod = k8s.get_operator_pod()
         get_config_cmd = "wget --quiet -O - localhost:8080/config"
-        result = k8s.exec_with_kubectl(operator_pod, get_config_cmd)
+        result = k8s.exec_with_kubectl(operator_pod.metadata.name, get_config_cmd)
         roles_dict = (json.loads(result.stdout)
                     .get("controller", {})
                     .get("InfrastructureRoles"))