diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
index 1ac015d4..5db31ae2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ jobs:
       if: failure()
       with:
         name: test-logs
-        path: ./test/e2e/.output/*.log
+        path: ./test/e2e/_output/*.log
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bd5105d4..9561a28d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ go.work
 
 # output dir for the hack/cluster.sh artifacts and e2e tests
 .output
+_output
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
index 4b43db23..87286eed 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 	testenv "github.com/kubevirt/ipam-extensions/test/env"
 )
 
-const logsDir = ".output" // ./test/e2e/.output
+const logsDir = "_output" // ./test/e2e/_output
 
 var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.WriteTo(GinkgoWriter), zap.UseDevMode(true)))