diff --git a/.github/workflows/operator-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/operator-test.yaml
index ceabbe8b9..0e194086e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/operator-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/operator-test.yaml
@@ -117,4 +117,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run e2e tests
         working-directory: ./opentelemetry-operator
         # see https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-helm-charts/issues/1180 for flaky test
-        run:  chainsaw test --test-dir ./tests/e2e --exclude-test-regex "chainsaw/multiple-configmaps"
+        run:  chainsaw test --test-dir ./tests/e2e --exclude-test-regex "chainsaw/multiple-configmaps" --exclude-test-regex "chainsaw/smoke-pod-dns-config"