diff --git a/test/e2e-common.sh b/test/e2e-common.sh
index f4569e9edf0..b31ecb059a5 100755
--- a/test/e2e-common.sh
+++ b/test/e2e-common.sh
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ readonly CHANNEL_BASED_BROKER_CONTROLLER="config/brokers/channel-broker"
 # Channel Based Broker config.
 readonly CHANNEL_BASED_BROKER_DEFAULT_CONFIG="test/config/st-channel-broker.yaml"
 
-# PostInstall script for v0.15, storage migration
-readonly POST_INSTALL_V015="config/post-install/v0.15.0"
+# PreInstall script for v0.16
+readonly PRE_INSTALL_V016="config/pre-install/v0.16.0"
 
 # Should deploy a Knative Monitoring as well
 readonly DEPLOY_KNATIVE_MONITORING="${DEPLOY_KNATIVE_MONITORING:-1}"
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ function install_latest_release() {
     fail_test "Knative latest release installation failed"
 }
 
-function run_postinstall() {
-  ko apply --strict -f ${POST_INSTALL_V015} || return 1
+function run_preinstall_V016() {
+  ko apply --strict -f ${PRE_INSTALL_V016} || return 1
   wait_until_batch_job_complete knative-eventing || return 1
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e-upgrade-tests.sh b/test/e2e-upgrade-tests.sh
index 1600a2c4593..58c2678b093 100755
--- a/test/e2e-upgrade-tests.sh
+++ b/test/e2e-upgrade-tests.sh
@@ -55,12 +55,11 @@ echo "Prober PID is ${PROBER_PID}"
 wait_for_file /tmp/prober-ready || fail_test
 
 header "Performing upgrade to HEAD"
+run_preinstall_V016 || fail_test 'Running preinstall 0.16 failed'
 install_head || fail_test 'Installing HEAD version of eventing failed'
 install_channel_crds || fail_test 'Installing HEAD channel CRDs failed'
 install_mt_broker || fail_test 'Installing HEAD Broker failed'
 
-run_postinstall || fail_test 'Running postinstall failed'
-
 header "Running postupgrade tests"
 go_test_e2e -tags=postupgrade -timeout="${TIMEOUT}" ./test/upgrade || fail_test