diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 01a57d01..ba3f64b8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ test-unit-docker: ## run unit tests with docker
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e
 test-e2e:
-	cd e2etests && go test --tags e2etests
+	./scripts/test_e2e.sh
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e-docker
 test-e2e-docker:
diff --git a/scripts/test_e2e.sh b/scripts/test_e2e.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c3bf1b37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test_e2e.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# test_e2e.sh
+
+# Run the e2e tests with the race detector enabled
+set -xeuo pipefail
+cd e2etests && go test --tags e2etests -race