diff --git a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/aks.sh b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/aks.sh
index 1ecfd3a337..1fd308c8dd 100644
--- a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/aks.sh
+++ b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/aks.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ sleep 10s
 [[ $(pgrep -f "cilium.*hubble.*port-forward|kubectl.*port-forward.*hubble-relay" | wc -l) == 2 ]]
 
 # Run connectivity test
-cilium connectivity test --debug --all-flows --collect-sysdump-on-failure
+cilium connectivity test --debug --all-flows --collect-sysdump-on-failure --external-target bing.com
 
 # Run performance test
 cilium connectivity test --perf --perf-duration 1s
diff --git a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks-tunnel.sh b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks-tunnel.sh
index 86bc7b4281..7b3149ef4b 100644
--- a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks-tunnel.sh
+++ b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks-tunnel.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ sleep 10s
 [[ $(pgrep -f "cilium.*hubble.*port-forward|kubectl.*port-forward.*hubble-relay" | wc -l) == 2 ]]
 
 # Run connectivity test
-cilium connectivity test --debug --all-flows --collect-sysdump-on-failure \
+cilium connectivity test --debug --all-flows --collect-sysdump-on-failure --external-target amazon.com \
   --test '!dns-only,!to-fqdns,!client-egress-l7,!health'
   # workaround for nslookup issues in tunnel mode causing tests to fail reliably
   # TODO: remove once:
diff --git a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks.sh b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks.sh
index e7f900d67a..12f7f43edf 100644
--- a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks.sh
+++ b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ sleep 10s
 [[ $(pgrep -f "cilium.*hubble.*port-forward|kubectl.*port-forward.*hubble-relay" | wc -l) == 2 ]]
 
 # Run connectivity test
-cilium connectivity test --debug --all-flows --collect-sysdump-on-failure
+cilium connectivity test --debug --all-flows --collect-sysdump-on-failure --external-target amazon.com
 
 # Run performance test
 cilium connectivity test --perf --perf-duration 1s
diff --git a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/external-workloads.sh b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/external-workloads.sh
index 004559ffcf..47d0feeaec 100644
--- a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/external-workloads.sh
+++ b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/external-workloads.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -x
 set -e
 
 # Run connectivity test
-cilium connectivity test --debug --all-flows --collect-sysdump-on-failure
+cilium connectivity test --debug --all-flows --collect-sysdump-on-failure --external-target google.com
 
 # Run performance test
 cilium connectivity test --perf --perf-duration 1s
diff --git a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/gke.sh b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/gke.sh
index cfbbccefe6..b87e5f9152 100644
--- a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/gke.sh
+++ b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/gke.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ sleep 10s
 [[ $(pgrep -f "cilium.*hubble.*port-forward|kubectl.*port-forward.*hubble-relay" | wc -l) == 2 ]]
 
 # Run connectivity test
-cilium connectivity test --debug --all-flows --collect-sysdump-on-failure
+cilium connectivity test --debug --all-flows --collect-sysdump-on-failure --external-target google.com
 
 # Run performance test
 cilium connectivity test --perf --perf-duration 1s
diff --git a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/multicluster.sh b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/multicluster.sh
index 1d86554b00..3a6c47bddd 100644
--- a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/multicluster.sh
+++ b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/multicluster.sh
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ sleep 10s
 
 # Run connectivity test
 cilium --context "${CONTEXT1}" connectivity test --debug --multi-cluster "${CONTEXT2}" --test '!/*-deny,!/pod-to-.*-nodeport' \
-  --all-flows --collect-sysdump-on-failure
+  --all-flows --collect-sysdump-on-failure --external-target google.com