diff --git a/tests/e2e/daemonset-features/00-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e/daemonset-features/00-assert.yaml
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index 0000000000..7121692174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/daemonset-features/00-assert.yaml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: DaemonSet
+metadata:
+  name: daemonset-collector
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+       hostNetwork: true
+       containers:
+       - args:
+         - --config=/conf/collector.yaml
+         name: otc-container
+status:
+  replicas: 1
+  readyReplicas: 1
diff --git a/tests/e2e/daemonset-features/00-install.yaml b/tests/e2e/daemonset-features/00-install.yaml
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index 0000000000..3dde940cf4
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+apiVersion: opentelemetry.io/v1alpha1
+kind: OpenTelemetryCollector
+metadata:
+  name: daemonset 
+spec:
+  mode: daemonset 
+  hostNetwork: true
+  config: |
+    receivers:
+      jaeger:
+        protocols:
+          grpc:
+    processors:
+    exporters:
+      logging:
+    service:
+      pipelines:
+        traces:
+          receivers: [jaeger]
+          processors: []
+          exporters: [logging]