diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 74ffb1e1e..d3c448ed4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ e2e: KIND_CLUSTER_NAME=operator-controller-e2e
 e2e: run kind-load-test-artifacts test-e2e kind-cluster-cleanup ## Run e2e test suite on local kind cluster
 
 operator-developer-e2e: KIND_CLUSTER_NAME=operator-controller-e2e  ## Run operator-developer e2e on local kind cluster
-operator-developer-e2e: run opm test-operator-developer-e2e kind-cluster-cleanup
+operator-developer-e2e: run opm install-operator-sdk deploy-local-registry test-operator-developer-e2e stop-local-registry kind-cluster-cleanup
 
 kind-load: $(KIND) ## Loads the currently constructed image onto the cluster
 	$(KIND) load docker-image $(IMG) --name $(KIND_CLUSTER_NAME)
@@ -147,6 +147,24 @@ OPM = $(shell which opm)
 endif
 endif
 
+.PHONY: install-operator-sdk
+OPERATOR_SDK_DL_URL=https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/releases/download/v1.30.0
+install-operator-sdk:  ## Install operator-sdk 
+	OS=$(shell go env GOOS) && ARCH=$(shell go env GOARCH) && \
+	if [ ! -f ~/bin/operator-sdk ]; then \
+		curl -LO $(OPERATOR_SDK_DL_URL)/operator-sdk_$${OS}_$${ARCH} ; \
+		chmod +x operator-sdk_$${OS}_$${ARCH} ; \
+		mv operator-sdk_$(OS)_$(ARCH) /usr/local/bin/operator-sdk ; \
+	fi
+
+.PHONY: deploy-local-registry
+deploy-local-registry: ## Deploy local docker registry
+	docker run -d -p 5000:5000 --restart=always --name local-registry registry:2
+
+.PHONY: stop-local-registry
+stop-local-registry: ## Stop and remove local registry
+	docker container stop local-registry && docker container rm -v local-registry
+
 ##@ Build
 
 export VERSION           ?= $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty)
diff --git a/test/operator-framework-e2e/operator_framework_test.go b/test/operator-framework-e2e/operator_framework_test.go
index e2b0924a0..46067003a 100644
--- a/test/operator-framework-e2e/operator_framework_test.go
+++ b/test/operator-framework-e2e/operator_framework_test.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ type SdkProjectInfo struct {
 }
 
 const (
-	remoteRegistryRepo = "docker.io/jubittajohn/"
+	remoteRegistryRepo = "localhost:5000/"
 	kindServer         = "operator-controller-e2e"
 	opmPath            = "../../bin/opm"
 	deployedNameSpace  = "rukpak-system"
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Operator Framework E2E for registry+v1 bundles", func() {
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 			By("Forming the FBC using semver")
-			cmd := exec.Command(opmPath, "alpha", "render-template", "semver", semverFileName, "-o", "yaml")
+			cmd := exec.Command(opmPath, "alpha", "render-template", "semver", semverFileName, "-o", "yaml", "--use-http")
 			output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())