diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 28b83f5e..dc757773 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
           curl -L -o vcluster "https://github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/releases/download/${{ env.VCLUSTER_VERSION }}/vcluster-linux-amd64" && sudo install -c -m 0755 vcluster /usr/local/bin && rm -f vcluster
 
           # vcluster create
-          vcluster create ${{ env.VCLUSTER_SUFFIX }} -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }} \
+          vcluster create ${{ env.VCLUSTER_SUFFIX }} --activate=false -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }} \
           --create-namespace \
           --debug \
           --connect=false \