diff --git a/hack/jenkins/e2e-runner.sh b/hack/jenkins/e2e-runner.sh
index 203f9017bb..4f6fdf3dc6 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/e2e-runner.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/e2e-runner.sh
@@ -342,9 +342,10 @@ if [[ -n "${JENKINS_PUBLISHED_SKEW_VERSION:-}" ]]; then
     if [[ "${JENKINS_USE_SKEW_TESTS:-}" != "true" ]]; then
         # Back out into the old tests now that we've downloaded & maybe upgraded.
         cd ../kubernetes_old
-    elif [[ "${JENKINS_USE_SKEW_KUBECTL:-}" == "true" ]]; then
-        # Append kubectl-path of skewed kubectl to test args
-        GINKGO_TEST_ARGS="${GINKGO_TEST_ARGS:-} --kubectl-path=$(pwd)/../kubernetes/cluster/kubectl.sh"
+        if [[ "${JENKINS_USE_SKEW_KUBECTL:-}" == "true" ]]; then
+            # Append kubectl-path of skewed kubectl to test args
+            GINKGO_TEST_ARGS="${GINKGO_TEST_ARGS:-} --kubectl-path=$(pwd)/../kubernetes/cluster/kubectl.sh"
+        fi
     fi
 fi