diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/bare-metal/run-test b/tests/e2e/scenarios/bare-metal/run-test
index cdd85dec4e..fa3f26ecc2 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/scenarios/bare-metal/run-test
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/bare-metal/run-test
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ ${KOPS} create cluster --cloud=metal metal.k8s.local --zones main --networking c
 ${KOPS} edit cluster metal.k8s.local  --set spec.api.publicName=10.123.45.10
 
 # Use latest etcd-manager image (while we're adding features)
-${KOPS} edit cluster metal.k8s.local --set 'spec.etcdClusters[*].manager.image=us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/k8s-staging-images/etcd-manager/etcd-manager-static:latest'
+#${KOPS} edit cluster metal.k8s.local --set 'spec.etcdClusters[*].manager.image=us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/k8s-staging-images/etcd-manager/etcd-manager-slim:v3.0.20250628-7-ga7be11fb'
 
 # Use 1.31 kubernetes so we get kube-apiserver fixes
 export KOPS_RUN_TOO_NEW_VERSION=1