diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 467e7ca21..993a2a45a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ test-e2e: $(GINKGO) ## Run the e2e tests
 
 .PHONY: test-op-dev-e2e
 test-op-dev-e2e: $(GINKGO) ## Run operator create, upgrade and delete tests
-	$(GINKGO) --tags $(GO_BUILD_TAGS) $(E2E_FLAGS) -trace -progress $(FOCUS) test/operator-framework-e2e
+	CONTAINER_RUNTIME=$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME) $(GINKGO) --tags $(GO_BUILD_TAGS) $(E2E_FLAGS) -trace -progress $(FOCUS) test/operator-framework-e2e
 
 .PHONY: test-unit
 ENVTEST_VERSION = $(shell go list -m k8s.io/client-go | cut -d" " -f2 | sed 's/^v0\.\([[:digit:]]\{1,\}\)\.[[:digit:]]\{1,\}$$/1.\1.x/')
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ e2e: run kind-load-test-artifacts test-e2e e2e-coverage kind-cluster-cleanup ##
 
 .PHONY: operator-developer-e2e
 operator-developer-e2e: KIND_CLUSTER_NAME=operator-controller-op-dev-e2e  ## Run operator-developer e2e on local kind cluster
-operator-developer-e2e: run $(OPM) $(OPERATOR_SDK) $(KUSTOMIZE) deploy-local-registry test-op-dev-e2e stop-local-registry remove-local-registry kind-cluster-cleanup
+operator-developer-e2e: run $(OPM) $(OPERATOR_SDK) $(KUSTOMIZE) deploy-local-registry test-op-dev-e2e cleanup-local-registry kind-cluster-cleanup
 
 .PHONY: e2e-coverage
 e2e-coverage:
@@ -153,12 +153,9 @@ kind-load-test-artifacts: $(KIND) ## Load the e2e testdata container images into
 deploy-local-registry: ## Deploy local docker registry
 	$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME) run -d -p 5001:5000 --restart=always --name local-registry registry:2
 
-.PHONY: stop-local-registry
-stop-local-registry: ## Stop local registry
+.PHONY: cleanup-local-registry
+cleanup-local-registry: ## Stop and remove local registry
 	$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME) container stop local-registry
-
-.PHONY: remove-local-registry
-remove-local-registry: ## Remove local registry
 	$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME) container rm -v local-registry
 
 opm: $(OPM)
diff --git a/test/operator-framework-e2e/operator_framework_test.go b/test/operator-framework-e2e/operator_framework_test.go
index 7ea0d36cf..23696a15d 100644
--- a/test/operator-framework-e2e/operator_framework_test.go
+++ b/test/operator-framework-e2e/operator_framework_test.go
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	cfg *rest.Config
-	c   client.Client
-	ctx context.Context
+	cfg              *rest.Config
+	c                client.Client
+	ctx              context.Context
+	containerRuntime string
 )
 
 type BundleInfo struct {
@@ -104,6 +105,11 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 
 	ctx = context.Background()
 
+	containerRuntime = os.Getenv("CONTAINER_RUNTIME")
+	if containerRuntime == "" {
+		containerRuntime = "docker"
+	}
+
 })
 
 var _ = Describe("Operator Framework E2E for plain+v0 bundles", func() {
@@ -557,14 +563,14 @@ func sdkBundleComplete(sdkInfo *SdkProjectInfo, rootBundlePath string, bundleDat
 // `dockerContext`: context directory containing the files and resources referenced by the Dockerfile.
 // `w`: Writer to which the standard output and standard error will be redirected.
 func buildPushLoadContainer(tag, dockerfilePath, dockerContext, kindServer string, w io.Writer) error {
-	cmd := exec.Command("docker", "build", "-t", tag, "-f", dockerfilePath, dockerContext)
+	cmd := exec.Command(containerRuntime, "build", "-t", tag, "-f", dockerfilePath, dockerContext)
 	cmd.Stderr = w
 	cmd.Stdout = w
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error building Docker container image %s : %+v", tag, err)
 	}
 
-	cmd = exec.Command("docker", "push", tag)
+	cmd = exec.Command(containerRuntime, "push", tag)
 	cmd.Stderr = w
 	cmd.Stdout = w
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {