diff --git a/api/v1/helper.go b/api/v1/helper.go
index 910592c74..1b0266b30 100644
--- a/api/v1/helper.go
+++ b/api/v1/helper.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	netattdefv1 "github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/network-attachment-definition-client/pkg/apis/k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -41,7 +42,12 @@ const (
 const invalidVfIndex = -1
 
 var ManifestsPath = "./bindata/manifests/cni-config"
-var log = logf.Log.WithName("sriovnetwork")
+
+var log logr.Logger
+
+func init() {
+	logf.Log.WithName("sriovnetwork")
+}
 
 // NicIDMap contains supported mapping of IDs with each in the format of:
 // Vendor ID, Physical Function Device ID, Virtual Function Device ID
diff --git a/hack/run-e2e-conformance-virtual-cluster.sh b/hack/run-e2e-conformance-virtual-cluster.sh
index fe4f6ccd3..063841e71 100755
--- a/hack/run-e2e-conformance-virtual-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/run-e2e-conformance-virtual-cluster.sh
@@ -126,24 +126,38 @@ cat << EOF > /etc/containers/registries.conf.d/003-${cluster_name}.conf
 $insecure_registry
 EOF
 
-kcli ssh $cluster_name-ctlplane-0 << EOF
+function update_host() {
+    node_name=$1
+    kcli ssh $node_name << EOF
 sudo su
 echo '$insecure_registry' > /etc/containers/registries.conf.d/003-internal.conf
 systemctl restart crio
-EOF
 
-kcli ssh $cluster_name-worker-0 << EOF
-sudo su
-echo '$insecure_registry' > /etc/containers/registries.conf.d/003-internal.conf
-systemctl restart crio
-EOF
+echo '[connection]
+id=multi
+type=ethernet
+[ethernet]
+[match]
+driver=igbvf;
+[ipv4]
+method=disabled
+[ipv6]
+addr-gen-mode=default
+method=disabled
+[proxy]' > /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/multi.nmconnection
+
+chmod 600 /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/multi.nmconnection
+systemctl restart NetworkManager
 
-kcli ssh $cluster_name-worker-1 << EOF
-sudo su
-echo '$insecure_registry' > /etc/containers/registries.conf.d/003-internal.conf
-systemctl restart crio
 EOF
 
+}
+
+update_host $cluster_name-ctlplane-0
+update_host $cluster_name-worker-0
+update_host $cluster_name-worker-1
+
+
 kubectl create namespace container-registry
 
 echo "## deploy internal registry"
@@ -349,3 +363,5 @@ if [ -z $SKIP_TEST ]; then
   echo "## run sriov e2e conformance tests"
   SUITE=./test/conformance JUNIT_OUTPUT=`pwd`/k8s-artifacts hack/run-e2e-conformance.sh
 fi
+
+}
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