diff --git a/test/e2e/wait-for-nginx.sh b/test/e2e/wait-for-nginx.sh
index 0726bde109..362be63fc3 100755
--- a/test/e2e/wait-for-nginx.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/wait-for-nginx.sh
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ controller:
   terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 1
   admissionWebhooks:
     enabled: false
+  metrics:
+    enabled: true
 
   # ulimit -c unlimited
   # mkdir -p /tmp/coredump