diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 764239a2c..aeb16672b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ jobs:
         echo "${{ secrets.AWS_SSH_KEY }}" > "$e2e_ssh_key"
         chmod 600 "$e2e_ssh_key"
         export E2E_SSH_KEY="$e2e_ssh_key"
-        make -f tests/Makefile test GINKGO_ARGS="--label-filter='${{ matrix.label }}'"
+        if [ "${{ matrix.label }}" = "default" ]; then \
+          make -f tests/Makefile test GINKGO_ARGS="--label-filter='${{ matrix.label }}' --json-report ginkgo.json"; \
+        else \
+          make -f tests/Makefile test GINKGO_ARGS="--label-filter='${{ matrix.label }}'"; \
+        fi
 
     - name: Archive Ginkgo logs
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 124deab00..cd3740f4b 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ test: $(GINKGO_BIN)
 	CI=$(CI) \
 	ENV_FILE=$(ENV_FILE) \
 	GINKGO_FOCUS=$(GINKGO_FOCUS) \
-	$(GINKGO_BIN) $(GINKGO_ARGS) -v --json-report ginkgo.json ./tests/...
+	$(GINKGO_BIN) $(GINKGO_ARGS) -v ./tests/...
 
 $(GINKGO_BIN):
 	mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/bin