diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 223e1dd8..76f25ecd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ on:
 jobs:
   nats:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        backend: [nats, eventmesh]
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -50,9 +54,14 @@ jobs:
           kubectl create ns kyma-system || true
           make deploy IMG=$DOCKER_IMAGE
 
-      - name: Get NATS
+      - name: Get backend {{ matrix.backend }}
+        if: {{ matrix.backend }} == 'nats'
         run: |
           make -C hack/ci/ get-nats-via-lifecycle-manager
+        else
+        run: |
+          echo "implement me!"
+          exit 1
 
       - name: Setup and test the eventing-manager
         run: |
diff --git a/hack/ci/check-k8s-resource-is-ready.sh b/hack/ci/check-k8s-resource-is-ready.sh
index f59ecc2e..848c08f5 100755
--- a/hack/ci/check-k8s-resource-is-ready.sh
+++ b/hack/ci/check-k8s-resource-is-ready.sh
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ check-nats-ready() {
   if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
     echo "NATS was not 'Ready' after ${timeouttime} seconds"
     exit 1
+  else
+    echo "NATS is 'Ready'"
   fi
-
-  echo "NATS is 'Ready'"
 }
 
 check-nats-ready