diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b896d053..f83c8d1e 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
       - attach_workspace:
           at: /tmp/bin
       - run: test/container-build.sh
-      - run: test/e2e-kind.sh
+      - run: test/e2e-kind.sh v1.17.0
       - run: test/e2e-kubernetes.sh
       - run: test/e2e-kubernetes-tests.sh
 
diff --git a/test/e2e-kind.sh b/test/e2e-kind.sh
index 6f23afbe..4298cf96 100755
--- a/test/e2e-kind.sh
+++ b/test/e2e-kind.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ KIND_VERSION=v0.7.0
 KUBE_VERSION=v1.14.10
 
 if [[ "$1" ]]; then
-  KIND_VERSION=$1
+  KUBE_VERSION=$1
 fi
 
 echo ">>> Installing kubectl"