diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/helpers/k8s/pod_conf.go b/test/e2e/framework/helpers/k8s/pod_conf.go
index 5da113eea..b8280c3b9 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/helpers/k8s/pod_conf.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/helpers/k8s/pod_conf.go
@@ -39,10 +39,18 @@ type SleepPodConfig struct {
 	CPU          int64
 	Mem          int64
 	RequiredNode string
-	Optedout     bool
+	Optedout     AllowPreemptOpted
 	Labels       map[string]string
 }
 
+type AllowPreemptOpted int
+
+const (
+	NotConfig AllowPreemptOpted = iota
+	Allow
+	Deny
+)
+
 // TestPodConfig template for  sleepPods
 func InitSleepPod(conf SleepPodConfig) (*v1.Pod, error) {
 	// Initialize default values
@@ -88,9 +96,16 @@ func InitSleepPod(conf SleepPodConfig) (*v1.Pod, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	optedOut := constants.True
-	if !conf.Optedout {
-		optedOut = constants.False
+	annotation := &PodAnnotation{
+		Other: map[string]string{},
+	}
+
+	switch conf.Optedout {
+	case NotConfig:
+	case Allow:
+		annotation.Other[constants.AnnotationAllowPreemption] = constants.True
+	case Deny:
+		annotation.Other[constants.AnnotationAllowPreemption] = constants.False
 	}
 
 	labels := map[string]string{
@@ -109,12 +124,8 @@ func InitSleepPod(conf SleepPodConfig) (*v1.Pod, error) {
 		RestartPolicy:              v1.RestartPolicyNever,
 		DeletionGracePeriodSeconds: &secs,
 		Command:                    []string{"sleep", strconv.Itoa(conf.Time)},
-		Annotations: &PodAnnotation{
-			Other: map[string]string{
-				constants.AnnotationAllowPreemption: optedOut,
-			},
-		},
-		Labels: labels,
+		Annotations:                annotation,
+		Labels:                     labels,
 		Resources: &v1.ResourceRequirements{
 			Requests: v1.ResourceList{
 				"cpu":    resource.MustParse(strconv.FormatInt(conf.CPU, 10) + "m"),
diff --git a/test/e2e/preemption/preemption_test.go b/test/e2e/preemption/preemption_test.go
index a2e65c8c1..dc8585aa2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/preemption/preemption_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/preemption/preemption_test.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Preemption", func() {
 
 		// Define sleepPod
 		sleepPodConfigs := createSandbox1SleepPodCofigs(3, 600)
-		sleepPod4Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob4", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit, Time: 600, Optedout: true, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox2"}}
+		sleepPod4Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob4", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit, Time: 600, Optedout: k8s.Allow, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox2"}}
 		sleepPodConfigs = append(sleepPodConfigs, sleepPod4Config)
 
 		for _, config := range sleepPodConfigs {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Preemption", func() {
 
 		// Define sleepPod
 		sandbox1SleepPodConfigs := createSandbox1SleepPodCofigs(3, 30)
-		sleepPod4Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob4", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit, Time: 30, Optedout: true, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox2"}}
+		sleepPod4Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob4", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit, Time: 30, Optedout: k8s.Allow, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox2"}}
 
 		// Deploy pods in root.sandbox1
 		for _, config := range sandbox1SleepPodConfigs {
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Preemption", func() {
 
 		// Define sleepPod
 		sandbox1SleepPodConfigs := createSandbox1SleepPodCofigs(3, 30)
-		sleepPod4Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob4", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit, Time: 30, Optedout: true, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox2"}}
+		sleepPod4Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob4", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit, Time: 30, Optedout: k8s.Allow, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox2"}}
 
 		// Deploy pods in root.sandbox1
 		for _, config := range sandbox1SleepPodConfigs {
@@ -367,8 +367,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Preemption", func() {
 
 		// Define sleepPod
 		sandbox1SleepPodConfigs := createSandbox1SleepPodCofigs(3, 30)
-		sleepPod4Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob4", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit, Time: 600, Optedout: true, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.low-priority"}}
-		sleepPod5Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob5", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit, Time: 600, Optedout: true, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.high-priority"}}
+		sleepPod4Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob4", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit, Time: 600, Optedout: k8s.Allow, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.low-priority"}}
+		sleepPod5Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob5", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit, Time: 600, Optedout: k8s.Allow, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.high-priority"}}
 
 		for _, config := range sandbox1SleepPodConfigs {
 			ginkgo.By("Deploy the sleep pod " + config.Name + " to the development namespace")
@@ -483,11 +483,11 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Preemption", func() {
 		gomega.Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 		// Define sleepPod
-		sleepPod1Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob1", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 60, Optedout: true, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox3"}}
-		sleepPod2Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob2", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 60, Optedout: true, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox3"}}
-		sleepPod3Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob3", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 60, Optedout: false, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox4"}}
-		sleepPod4Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob4", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 60, Optedout: false, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox4"}}
-		sleepPod5Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob5", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 600, Optedout: true, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox5"}}
+		sleepPod1Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob1", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 60, Optedout: k8s.NotConfig, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox3"}}
+		sleepPod2Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob2", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 60, Optedout: k8s.NotConfig, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox3"}}
+		sleepPod3Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob3", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 60, Optedout: k8s.NotConfig, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox4"}}
+		sleepPod4Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob4", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 60, Optedout: k8s.NotConfig, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox4"}}
+		sleepPod5Config := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob5", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 600, Optedout: k8s.NotConfig, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox5"}}
 
 		for _, config := range []k8s.SleepPodConfig{sleepPod1Config, sleepPod2Config, sleepPod3Config, sleepPod4Config} {
 			ginkgo.By("Deploy the sleep pod " + config.Name + " to the development namespace")
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Preemption", func() {
 func createSandbox1SleepPodCofigs(cnt, time int) []k8s.SleepPodConfig {
 	sandbox1Configs := make([]k8s.SleepPodConfig, 0, cnt)
 	for i := 0; i < cnt; i++ {
-		sandbox1Configs = append(sandbox1Configs, k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: fmt.Sprintf("sleepjob%d", i+1), NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit, Time: time, Optedout: true, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox1"}})
+		sandbox1Configs = append(sandbox1Configs, k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: fmt.Sprintf("sleepjob%d", i+1), NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit, Time: time, Optedout: k8s.Allow, Labels: map[string]string{"queue": "root.sandbox1"}})
 	}
 	return sandbox1Configs
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/simple_preemptor/simple_preemptor_test.go b/test/e2e/simple_preemptor/simple_preemptor_test.go
index 9c8386f80..6de50c872 100644
--- a/test/e2e/simple_preemptor/simple_preemptor_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/simple_preemptor/simple_preemptor_test.go
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("SimplePreemptor", func() {
 		sleepPod3Configs := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob3", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit1, Time: 600, RequiredNode: Worker1, AppID: "test01"}
 
 		// add the same AppID to sleepPod3Configs so that sleepPod4Configs is not the originator pod
-		sleepPod4Configs := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob4", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 600, Optedout: true, AppID: "test01"}
-		sleepPod5Configs := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob5", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 600, Optedout: false}
-		sleepPod6Configs := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob6", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 600, Optedout: false}
+		sleepPod4Configs := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob4", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 600, Optedout: k8s.Allow, AppID: "test01"}
+		sleepPod5Configs := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob5", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 600, Optedout: k8s.Deny}
+		sleepPod6Configs := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob6", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 600, Optedout: k8s.Deny}
 		sleepPod7Configs := k8s.SleepPodConfig{Name: "sleepjob7", NS: dev, Mem: sleepPodMemLimit2, Time: 600, RequiredNode: Worker2}
 
 		for _, config := range []k8s.SleepPodConfig{sleepPodConfigs, sleepPod2Configs,