diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh b/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh
index cd0b846bea..fd4bcb1b18 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ echo "ADMIN_ACCESS=${ADMIN_ACCESS}"
 # cilium does not yet pass conformance tests (shared hostport test)
 #create_args="--networking cilium"
 create_args=()
+create_args=("--network-cidr=10.0.0.0/16")
 create_args+=("--networking=${CNI_PLUGIN:-calico}")
 if [[ "${CNI_PLUGIN}" == "amazonvpc" ]]; then
 create_args+=("--set spec.networking.amazonVPC.env=ENABLE_PREFIX_DELEGATION=true")