diff --git a/tools/make/kube.mk b/tools/make/kube.mk
index d1575d7b5bf..2258aa90f03 100644
--- a/tools/make/kube.mk
+++ b/tools/make/kube.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ BENCHMARK_REPORT_DIR ?= benchmark_report
 
 E2E_RUN_TEST ?=
 E2E_CLEANUP ?= true
+E2E_TEST_ARGS ?= -v -tags e2e -timeout 15m
 
 # Set Kubernetes Resources Directory Path
 ifeq ($(origin KUBE_PROVIDER_DIR),undefined)
@@ -147,10 +148,10 @@ run-e2e: ## Run e2e tests
 	kubectl wait --timeout=5m -n envoy-gateway-system deployment/envoy-gateway --for=condition=Available
 	kubectl apply -f test/config/gatewayclass.yaml
 ifeq ($(E2E_RUN_TEST),)
-	go test -v -tags e2e ./test/e2e --gateway-class=envoy-gateway --debug=true --cleanup-base-resources=false
-	go test -v -tags e2e ./test/e2e/merge_gateways --gateway-class=merge-gateways --debug=true --cleanup-base-resources=false
-	go test -v -tags e2e ./test/e2e/multiple_gc --debug=true --cleanup-base-resources=true
-	go test -v -tags e2e ./test/e2e/upgrade --gateway-class=upgrade --debug=true --cleanup-base-resources=$(E2E_CLEANUP)
+	go test $(E2E_TEST_ARGS) ./test/e2e --gateway-class=envoy-gateway --debug=true --cleanup-base-resources=false
+	go test $(E2E_TEST_ARGS) ./test/e2e/merge_gateways --gateway-class=merge-gateways --debug=true --cleanup-base-resources=false
+	go test $(E2E_TEST_ARGS) ./test/e2e/multiple_gc --debug=true --cleanup-base-resources=true
+	go test $(E2E_TEST_ARGS) ./test/e2e/upgrade --gateway-class=upgrade --debug=true --cleanup-base-resources=$(E2E_CLEANUP)
 endif
 
 .PHONY: run-benchmark