diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 4adb7a01..af41cd50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Increase inotify watches
         run: |
           # Prevents https://cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io/user/troubleshooting#cluster-api-with-docker----too-many-open-files
-          sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_watches=1048576
-          sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_instances=8192
+          sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_watches=1048576
+          sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_instances=8192
       - name: Run e2e tests
         run: |
-          sudo GINKGO_FOCUS="Workload cluster scaling" SKIP_RESOURCE_CLEANUP=true make test-e2e
+          sudo GINKGO_FOCUS="Workload cluster creation" SKIP_RESOURCE_CLEANUP=true make test-e2e
       - name: Setup tmate session
         if: ${{ failure() }}
         uses: canonical/action-tmate@main