diff --git a/test/e2e/pkg/infrastructure.go b/test/e2e/pkg/infrastructure.go
index 582ed491a..041e1a8d0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pkg/infrastructure.go
+++ b/test/e2e/pkg/infrastructure.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const (
 // InfrastructureData contains the relevant information for a set of existing
 // infrastructure that is to be used for running a testnet.
 type InfrastructureData struct {
+	path string
 
 	// Provider is the name of infrastructure provider backing the testnet.
 	// For example, 'docker' if it is running locally in a docker network or
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@ type InstanceData struct {
 	Port      uint32 `json:"port"`
 }
 
+func (i InfrastructureData) Path() string {
+	return i.path
+}
+
 func NewDockerInfrastructureData(m Manifest) (InfrastructureData, error) {
 	netAddress := dockerIPv4CIDR
 	if m.IPv6 {
@@ -80,5 +85,6 @@ func InfrastructureDataFromFile(p string) (InfrastructureData, error) {
 	if ifd.Network == "" {
 		ifd.Network = globalIPv4CIDR
 	}
+	ifd.path = p
 	return ifd, nil
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/runner/main.go b/test/e2e/runner/main.go
index caf0bf7f6..c2d0567f2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/runner/main.go
+++ b/test/e2e/runner/main.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type CLI struct {
 	testnet  *e2e.Testnet
 	preserve bool
 	infp     infra.Provider
+	ifd      e2e.InfrastructureData
 }
 
 // NewCLI sets up the CLI.
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ func NewCLI() *CLI {
 			default:
 				return fmt.Errorf("unknown infrastructure type '%s'", inft)
 			}
+			cli.ifd = ifd
 
 			testnet, err := e2e.LoadTestnet(m, file, ifd)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ func NewCLI() *CLI {
 			if err := Wait(cli.testnet, 5); err != nil { // wait for network to settle before tests
 				return err
 			}
-			if err := Test(cli.testnet); err != nil {
+			if err := Test(cli.testnet, cli.ifd); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			if !cli.preserve {
@@ -271,7 +273,7 @@ func NewCLI() *CLI {
 		Use:   "test",
 		Short: "Runs test cases against a running testnet",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			return Test(cli.testnet)
+			return Test(cli.testnet, cli.ifd)
 		},
 	})
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/runner/test.go b/test/e2e/runner/test.go
index 4671a81d2..819d5b9ac 100644
--- a/test/e2e/runner/test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/runner/test.go
@@ -9,13 +9,23 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Test runs test cases under tests/
-func Test(testnet *e2e.Testnet) error {
+func Test(testnet *e2e.Testnet, ifd e2e.InfrastructureData) error {
 	logger.Info("Running tests in ./tests/...")
 
 	err := os.Setenv("E2E_MANIFEST", testnet.File)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if p := ifd.Path(); p != "" {
+		err = os.Setenv("INFRASTRUCTURE_DATA", p)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	err = os.Setenv("INFRASTRUCTURE_TYPE", ifd.Provider)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	return exec.CommandVerbose(context.Background(), "go", "test", "-count", "1", "./tests/...")
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/tests/e2e_test.go
index 5df3309d4..8e5ee9379 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/e2e_test.go
@@ -73,7 +73,14 @@ func loadTestnet(t *testing.T) e2e.Testnet {
 	if !filepath.IsAbs(manifestFile) {
 		manifestFile = filepath.Join("..", manifestFile)
 	}
-
+	ifdType := os.Getenv("INFRASTRUCTURE_DATA")
+	ifdFile := os.Getenv("INFRASTRUCTURE_FILE")
+	if ifdFile == "" && ifdType != "docker" {
+		t.Skip("INFRASTRUCTURE_DATA not set and INFRASTRUCTURE_TYPE is not docker")
+	}
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(ifdFile) {
+		manifestFile = filepath.Join("..", manifestFile)
+	}
 	testnetCacheMtx.Lock()
 	defer testnetCacheMtx.Unlock()
 	if testnet, ok := testnetCache[manifestFile]; ok {
@@ -81,7 +88,17 @@ func loadTestnet(t *testing.T) e2e.Testnet {
 	}
 	m, err := e2e.LoadManifest(manifestFile)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	ifd, err := e2e.NewDockerInfrastructureData(m)
+
+	var ifd e2e.InfrastructureData
+	switch ifdType {
+	case "docker":
+		ifd, err = e2e.NewDockerInfrastructureData(m)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	case "digital-ocean":
+		ifd, err = e2e.InfrastructureDataFromFile(manifestFile)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	default:
+	}
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	testnet, err := e2e.LoadTestnet(m, manifestFile, ifd)