diff --git a/.github/actions/base-download/action.yml b/.github/actions/base-download/action.yml
index 3d2cefe725a..00f254b1a85 100644
--- a/.github/actions/base-download/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/base-download/action.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ runs:
         pattern: ${{ env.BASE_ARTIFACT_PREFIX }}-*
         merge-multiple: true
 
-    - name: Load base images
-      uses: ./.github/actions/load-docker-images
-      with:
-        directory: ./tmp
+#    - name: Load base images
+#      uses: ./.github/actions/load-docker-images
+#      with:
+#        directory: ./tmp
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
index 02a5301b736..19fa5ed815b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+      - name: Free-up disk space
+        uses: ./.github/actions/free-up-disk-space
+
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
@@ -285,18 +288,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.9"
 
-      - name: Free-up disk space
-        uses: ./.github/actions/free-up-disk-space
-
       - name: Setup Minikube
         uses: ./.github/actions/minikube-setup
 
-      - name: Download base images
-        uses: ./.github/actions/base-download
-
       - name: KServe dependency setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/kserve-dep-setup
 
+      - name: Download base images
+        uses: ./.github/actions/base-download
+
       - name: Download predictor artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with: