diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index f55da5e..2d7a9a8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -15,20 +15,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	operatorImage   = "1password/onepassword-operator:latest"
-	defaultInterval = 1 * time.Second
-	defaultTimeout  = 30 * time.Second
+	operatorImageName = "1password/onepassword-operator:latest"
+	defaultInterval   = 1 * time.Second
+	defaultTimeout    = 30 * time.Second
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("Onepassword Operator e2e", Ordered, func() {
 	BeforeAll(func() {
-		By("building the operator image")
-		_, err := cmd.Run("make", "docker-build")
-		ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-		By("loading the operator image on Kind")
-		err = kind.LoadImageToKind(operatorImage)
-		ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		operator.BuildOperatorImage()
+		kind.LoadImageToKind(operatorImageName)
 
 		By("create onepassword-token secret")
 		kube.CreateSecretFromEnvVar("OP_CONNECT_TOKEN", "onepassword-token")
diff --git a/test/testhelper/kind/kind.go b/test/testhelper/kind/kind.go
index f3d3b48..5ff8fbc 100644
--- a/test/testhelper/kind/kind.go
+++ b/test/testhelper/kind/kind.go
@@ -3,15 +3,19 @@ package kind
 import (
 	"os"
 
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
 	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/test/cmd"
 )
 
 // LoadImageToKind loads a local docker image to the Kind cluster
-func LoadImageToKind(imageName string) error {
+func LoadImageToKind(imageName string) {
+	By("loading the operator image on Kind")
 	clusterName := "kind"
 	if value, ok := os.LookupEnv("KIND_CLUSTER"); ok {
 		clusterName = value
 	}
 	_, err := cmd.Run("kind", "load", "docker-image", imageName, "--name", clusterName)
-	return err
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 }
diff --git a/test/testhelper/operator/operator.go b/test/testhelper/operator/operator.go
index 794efea..c56f5e0 100644
--- a/test/testhelper/operator/operator.go
+++ b/test/testhelper/operator/operator.go
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/test/testhelper/kube"
 )
 
+func BuildOperatorImage() {
+	By("building the operator image")
+	_, err := cmd.Run("make", "docker-build")
+	ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+}
+
 // DeployOperator deploys the Onepassword Operator in the default namespace.
 // It waits for the operator pod to be in 'Running' state.
 // All the resources created using manifests in `config/` dir.