diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/commons/sinspqa/sinsp.py b/test/e2e/tests/commons/sinspqa/sinsp.py
index 808426580e..ba8f482a00 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/commons/sinspqa/sinsp.py
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/commons/sinspqa/sinsp.py
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ def container_spec(image: str = 'sinsp-example:latest', args: list = [], env: di
 
 
 def process_spec(path: str, args: list, env: dict) -> dict:
-    args.extend(['-p', os.environ.get('CONTAINER_PLUGIN')])
     return {
         'path': path,
         'args': args,
@@ -331,11 +330,14 @@ def generate_specs(image: str = 'sinsp-example:latest',
     Returns:
         A dictionary describing how to run the sinsp-example container
     """
+    args.extend(['-p', os.environ.get('CONTAINER_PLUGIN')])
+
     specs = []
     bpf_args = args.copy()
     bpf_args.extend([
         '-b', os.environ.get('BPF_PROBE'),
     ])
+
     modern_bpf_args = args.copy()
     modern_bpf_args.append('-m')