diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 93e9f4b..f926caf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
             [self-hosted, macos, arm64, 13, test],
             [self-hosted, macos, arm64, 14, test],
           ]
+        vm_type: [ "vz", "qemu" ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -95,4 +96,4 @@ jobs:
           make install.dependencies
       - name: Run e2e tests
         shell: zsh {0}
-        run: make test-e2e
+        run: FINCH_VM_TYPE=${{ matrix.vm_type }} make test-e2e
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f10c9e2..75b235e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ all: install.dependencies
 # Rootfs required for Windows, require full OS for Mac
 FINCH_IMAGE_LOCATION ?=
 FINCH_IMAGE_DIGEST ?=
+FINCH_VM_TYPE ?=
 BUILD_OS ?= $(OS)
 ifeq ($(BUILD_OS), Windows_NT)
 include Makefile.windows
@@ -60,4 +61,4 @@ clean:
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e
 test-e2e: $(LIMA_TEMPLATE_OUTDIR)/fedora.yaml
-	cd e2e && go test -timeout 30m -v ./... -ginkgo.v
+	cd e2e && VM_TYPE=$(FINCH_VM_TYPE) go test -timeout 30m -v ./... -ginkgo.v
diff --git a/Makefile.darwin b/Makefile.darwin
index 89ab8e2..4786657 100644
--- a/Makefile.darwin
+++ b/Makefile.darwin
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ endif
 FINCH_IMAGE_LOCATION := $(OS_OUTDIR)/$(FINCH_OS_BASENAME)
 FINCH_IMAGE_DIGEST := "sha512:$(FINCH_OS_DIGEST)"
 
+# Virtualization framework is the default virtual machine type on Finch on macOS
+# This is only used for testing of Finch core bundles.
+FINCH_VM_TYPE ?= vz
+
 install.dependencies: install.os install.lima-dependencies install.lima-socket-vmnet
 
 .PHONY: install.os
diff --git a/Makefile.windows b/Makefile.windows
index edad438..2b80fa0 100644
--- a/Makefile.windows
+++ b/Makefile.windows
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ else
 $(error Finch on Windows ARM not supported)
 endif
 
+# WSL2 is the only virtual machine type supported for Finch on Windows
+FINCH_VM_TYPE := wsl2
+
 WINGIT_TEMP_DIR := $(CURDIR)/wingit-temp
 WINGIT_x86_URL := $(or $(WINGIT_x86_URL),https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/download/v2.42.0.windows.2/Git-2.42.0.2-64-bit.tar.bz2)
 WINGIT_x86_BASENAME ?= $(notdir $(WINGIT_x86_URL))
diff --git a/e2e/e2e_test.go b/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 795cac7..02bf70b 100644
--- a/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -29,28 +29,38 @@ func TestE2e(t *testing.T) {
 	// Put ./../_output/bin first on path to override other installations of lima and qemu
 	newPath := limaAbsPath + string(os.PathListSeparator) + currentPath
 	err = os.Setenv("PATH", newPath)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error setting PATH: %v", err)
 	}
+
 	wd, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to get the current working directory: %v", err)
 	}
-	subject := "limactl"
+
 	vmConfigFile := filepath.Join(wd, "./../_output/lima-template/fedora.yaml")
-	vmName := "fedora"
+
+	subject := "limactl"
 	limaOpt, err := option.New([]string{subject})
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize a testing option %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize a testing option: %v", err)
 	}
-	nerdctlOpt, err := option.New([]string{subject, "shell", "fedora", "sudo", "-E", "nerdctl"})
+
+	vmName := "fedora"
+
+	nerdctlOpt, err := option.New([]string{subject, "shell", vmName, "sudo", "-E", "nerdctl"})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize a testing option: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	vmType := os.Getenv("VM_TYPE")
+	if vmType == "" {
+		// Virtualization framework is the default Finch launch type on macOS.
+		vmType = "vz"
+	}
+
 	ginkgo.SynchronizedBeforeSuite(func() []byte {
-		command.New(limaOpt, "start", vmConfigFile).WithTimeoutInSeconds(600).Run()
+		command.New(limaOpt, "start", vmConfigFile, "--name", vmName, "--vm-type", vmType).WithTimeoutInSeconds(600).Run()
 		tests.SetupLocalRegistry(nerdctlOpt)
 		return nil
 	}, func(bytes []byte) {})