diff --git a/docs/book/src/component-config-tutorial/testdata/project/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/docs/book/src/component-config-tutorial/testdata/project/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 86ea48b830..1193e5f153 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/component-config-tutorial/testdata/project/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/docs/book/src/component-config-tutorial/testdata/project/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ var _ = Describe("controller", Ordered, func() {
 			By("installing CRDs")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "install")
 			_, err = utils.Run(cmd)
+			ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			By("deploying the controller-manager")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "deploy", fmt.Sprintf("IMG=%s", projectimage))
diff --git a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 86ea48b830..1193e5f153 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ var _ = Describe("controller", Ordered, func() {
 			By("installing CRDs")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "install")
 			_, err = utils.Run(cmd)
+			ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			By("deploying the controller-manager")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "deploy", fmt.Sprintf("IMG=%s", projectimage))
diff --git a/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index e364a6fd13..c6b17a62f5 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ var _ = Describe("controller", Ordered, func() {
 			By("installing CRDs")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "install")
 			_, err = utils.Run(cmd)
+			ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			By("deploying the controller-manager")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "deploy", fmt.Sprintf("IMG=%s", projectimage))
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/internal/templates/test/e2e/test.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/internal/templates/test/e2e/test.go
index 3a24261459..66f93be825 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/internal/templates/test/e2e/test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/internal/templates/test/e2e/test.go
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ var _ = Describe("controller", Ordered, func() {
 			By("installing CRDs")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "install")
 			_, err = utils.Run(cmd)
+			ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			By("deploying the controller-manager")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "deploy", fmt.Sprintf("IMG=%s", projectimage))
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 1d78418758..619c7651e0 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ var _ = Describe("controller", Ordered, func() {
 			By("installing CRDs")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "install")
 			_, err = utils.Run(cmd)
+			ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			By("deploying the controller-manager")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "deploy", fmt.Sprintf("IMG=%s", projectimage))
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 17adfaae53..3f427fde7b 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ var _ = Describe("controller", Ordered, func() {
 			By("installing CRDs")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "install")
 			_, err = utils.Run(cmd)
+			ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			By("deploying the controller-manager")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "deploy", fmt.Sprintf("IMG=%s", projectimage))
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 16b3d70831..8e53b23004 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ var _ = Describe("controller", Ordered, func() {
 			By("installing CRDs")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "install")
 			_, err = utils.Run(cmd)
+			ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			By("deploying the controller-manager")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "deploy", fmt.Sprintf("IMG=%s", projectimage))
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 875ab54ad5..18448c90e1 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ var _ = Describe("controller", Ordered, func() {
 			By("installing CRDs")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "install")
 			_, err = utils.Run(cmd)
+			ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			By("deploying the controller-manager")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "deploy", fmt.Sprintf("IMG=%s", projectimage))
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/testdata/project-v4/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index c57a2b5b60..5dfdb827a2 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/testdata/project-v4/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ var _ = Describe("controller", Ordered, func() {
 			By("installing CRDs")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "install")
 			_, err = utils.Run(cmd)
+			ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			By("deploying the controller-manager")
 			cmd = exec.Command("make", "deploy", fmt.Sprintf("IMG=%s", projectimage))