diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-init.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-init.yaml
index 9e3dec3caa..888e1953de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-init.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-init.yaml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # https://github.com/helm/kind-action
       - name: Install Kind Bin
-        uses: helm/kind-action@v1.10.0
+        uses: helm/kind-action@v1.8.0
         with:
           install_only: true
 
@@ -134,16 +134,10 @@ jobs:
       # test against commit version
       # https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/issues/2863
       - name: Setup Kind Cluster
-        uses: nick-invision/retry@v3
+        uses: nick-invision/retry@v2
         with:
           timeout_minutes: 20
           max_attempts: 3
-          on_retry_command: |
-            echo "debug"
-            systemctl status docker
-            journalctl -xeu docker
-            echo "restart docker before trying again"
-            systemctl restart docker
           command: |
             INSTALL_OVS_VALUE=true
             MINIMAL_VERSION=1.24.3
@@ -175,7 +169,6 @@ jobs:
           RESULT=0
           make ${{ matrix.e2e_test_mode }} -e E2E_CLUSTER_NAME=${{ env.E2E_CLUSTER_NAME }}  \
               -e E2E_GINKGO_LABELS=${E2E_LABELS} \
-              -e E2E_KIND_IMAGE_TAG=${{ inputs.k8s_version }} \
               -e E2E_TIMEOUT=${{ env.E2E_TIME_OUT }} \
               -e E2E_IP_FAMILY=${{ inputs.ip_family }} || RESULT=1
           if ((RESULT==0)) ; then
@@ -211,7 +204,7 @@ jobs:
           path: e2ereport.json
           retention-days: 1
 
-      - name: uninstalls spiderpool
+      - name: helm uninstalls spiderpool and cleans spiderpool CRD
         id: clean
         if: ${{ inputs.run_e2e == 'true' }}
         run: |