diff --git a/test/e2e/suites/managed/managed_suite_test.go b/test/e2e/suites/managed/managed_suite_test.go
index 15fc0d0b81..cc67cfa065 100644
--- a/test/e2e/suites/managed/managed_suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/suites/managed/managed_suite_test.go
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ func init() {
 	e2eCtx = shared.NewE2EContext(shared.WithManaged(), shared.WithSchemeInit(initScheme))
 
 	shared.CreateDefaultFlags(e2eCtx)
-	flag.BoolVar(&skipGeneralTests, "skip-eks-general-tests", false, "if true, the general EKS tests will be skipped")
-	flag.BoolVar(&skipUpgradeTests, "skip-eks-upgrade-tests", false, "if true, the EKS upgrade tests will be skipped")
-	flag.BoolVar(&skipLegacyTests, "skip-eks-legacy-tests", false, "if true, the EKS legacy tests will be skipped")
+	flag.BoolVar(&skipGeneralTests, "skip-eks-general-tests", true, "if true, the general EKS tests will be skipped")
+	flag.BoolVar(&skipUpgradeTests, "skip-eks-upgrade-tests", true, "if true, the EKS upgrade tests will be skipped")
+	flag.BoolVar(&skipLegacyTests, "skip-eks-legacy-tests", true, "if true, the EKS legacy tests will be skipped")
 }
 
 func TestE2E(t *testing.T) {