diff --git a/automation/check-patch.e2e-kubevirt-ipam-controller-functests.sh b/automation/check-patch.e2e-kubevirt-ipam-controller-functests.sh
index eb36874d0..fc381c5e6 100755
--- a/automation/check-patch.e2e-kubevirt-ipam-controller-functests.sh
+++ b/automation/check-patch.e2e-kubevirt-ipam-controller-functests.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ main() {
     deploy_cnao
     deploy_cnao_cr
     ./hack/deploy-kubevirt.sh
+    ./cluster/kubectl.sh -n kubevirt patch kubevirt kubevirt --type=merge --patch '{"spec":{"configuration":{"virtualMachineOptions":{"disableSerialConsoleLog":{}}}}}'
 
     cd ${TMP_COMPONENT_PATH}
     echo "Run kubevirt-ipam-controller functional tests"