diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f4124112bf..816fb048d3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ GOMOCK = $(shell pwd)/bin/mockgen
 gomock:
 	$(call go-install-tool,$(GOMOCK),github.com/golang/mock/mockgen@v1.6.0)
 
+GINKGO = $(BIN_DIR)/ginkgo
+ginkgo:
+	$(call go-install-tool,$(GINKGO),github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo)
+
 # go-install-tool will 'go install' any package $2 and install it to $1.
 define go-install-tool
 @[ -f $(1) ] || { \
@@ -193,25 +197,25 @@ deploy-setup-k8s: export OPERATOR_EXEC=kubectl
 deploy-setup-k8s: export CLUSTER_TYPE=kubernetes
 deploy-setup-k8s: deploy-setup
 
-test-e2e-conformance:
+test-e2e-conformance: ginkgo
 	SUITE=./test/conformance ./hack/run-e2e-conformance.sh
 
-test-e2e-conformance-virtual-k8s-cluster-ci:
+test-e2e-conformance-virtual-k8s-cluster-ci: ginkgo
 	./hack/run-e2e-conformance-virtual-cluster.sh
 
-test-e2e-conformance-virtual-k8s-cluster:
+test-e2e-conformance-virtual-k8s-cluster: ginkgo
 	SKIP_DELETE=TRUE ./hack/run-e2e-conformance-virtual-cluster.sh
 
-test-e2e-conformance-virtual-ocp-cluster-ci:
+test-e2e-conformance-virtual-ocp-cluster-ci: ginkgo
 	./hack/run-e2e-conformance-virtual-ocp.sh
 
-test-e2e-conformance-virtual-ocp-cluster:
+test-e2e-conformance-virtual-ocp-cluster: ginkgo
 	SKIP_DELETE=TRUE ./hack/run-e2e-conformance-virtual-ocp.sh
 
 redeploy-operator-virtual-cluster:
 	./hack/virtual-cluster-redeploy.sh
 
-test-e2e-validation-only:
+test-e2e-validation-only: ginkgo
 	SUITE=./test/validation ./hack/run-e2e-conformance.sh	
 
 test-e2e: generate manifests skopeo envtest
diff --git a/hack/run-e2e-conformance.sh b/hack/run-e2e-conformance.sh
index 123bbfd96b..8a04b8c5e0 100755
--- a/hack/run-e2e-conformance.sh
+++ b/hack/run-e2e-conformance.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-set -x
-which ginkgo
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-# we are moving to a temp folder as in go.mod we have a dependency that is not
-# resolved if we are not using google's GOPROXY. That is not the case when building as
-# we are using vendored dependencies
-	GINKGO_TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
-	cd $GINKGO_TMP_DIR
-	go mod init tmp
-	go install -mod=readonly github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@v2.9.5
-	rm -rf $GINKGO_TMP_DIR	
-	echo "Downloading ginkgo tool"
-	cd -
-fi
+
+here="$(dirname "$(readlink --canonicalize "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
+root="$(readlink --canonicalize "$here/..")"
 
 GOPATH="${GOPATH:-~/go}"
 JUNIT_OUTPUT="${JUNIT_OUTPUT:-/tmp/artifacts}"
 export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
 
-ginkgo -output-dir=$JUNIT_OUTPUT --junit-report "unit_report.xml" -v "$SUITE" -- -report=$JUNIT_OUTPUT
+${root}/bin/ginkgo -output-dir=$JUNIT_OUTPUT --junit-report "unit_report.xml" -v "$SUITE" -- -report=$JUNIT_OUTPUT