diff --git a/hack/prow-e2e.sh b/hack/prow-e2e.sh
index 4d331e4dad..5e30feb0c1 100755
--- a/hack/prow-e2e.sh
+++ b/hack/prow-e2e.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export AWS_REGION=us-west-2
 # Allow attempting using newer versions of K8s before kops releases catch up
 export KOPS_RUN_TOO_NEW_VERSION=true
 
-make cluster/create &
+make cluster/create
 PIDS[1]=$!
 make cluster/image &
 PIDS[2]=$!