diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_aks_runtime.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e_aks_runtime.yml
index 54ee53995..c7ae37188 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_aks_runtime.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_aks_runtime.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
     - cron: "16 6 * * 6" # 6:16 on Saturdays
   pull_request:
     paths:
+      - .github/workflows/e2e_aks_runtime.yml
       - e2e/aks-runtime/**
 
 env:
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           cat <<EOF > justfile.env
           container_registry=${{ env.container_registry }}
           azure_resource_group=${{ env.azure_resource_group }}
+          default_platform=AKS-CLH-SNP
           EOF
       - name: Get credentials for CI cluster
         run: |
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "SYNC_FIFO_UUID=$sync_uuid" | tee -a "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - name: Build and prepare deployments
         run: |
-          nix shell .#just --command just coordinator initializer port-forwarder openssl cryptsetup service-mesh-proxy node-installer AKS-CLH-SNP
+          nix shell .#just --command just coordinator initializer port-forwarder openssl cryptsetup service-mesh-proxy node-installer
       # steps taken from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-linux?pivots=apt#option-2-step-by-step-installation-instructions
       - name: Install `az` with extensions
         run: |
diff --git a/e2e/aks-runtime/aks_runtime_test.go b/e2e/aks-runtime/aks_runtime_test.go
index 6738d8492..3a5c5922e 100644
--- a/e2e/aks-runtime/aks_runtime_test.go
+++ b/e2e/aks-runtime/aks_runtime_test.go
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ func TestAKSRuntime(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
-	pods, err := c.Client.CoreV1().Pods(namespace).List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
+	pods, err := c.PodsFromDeployment(ctx, namespace, testContainer)
 	require.NoError(err)
-	require.Len(pods.Items, 1)
-	pod := pods.Items[0] // only one pod was deployed
+	require.Len(pods, 1)
+	pod := pods[0]
 
 	logs, err := c.Client.CoreV1().Pods(namespace).GetLogs(pod.Name, &corev1.PodLogOptions{}).DoRaw(ctx)
 	require.NoError(err)