diff --git a/test/e2e/pkg/infrastructure.go b/test/e2e/pkg/infrastructure.go
index 64d1e361c..4db82b4ac 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pkg/infrastructure.go
+++ b/test/e2e/pkg/infrastructure.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package e2e
 
-import "net"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+)
 
 // InfrastructureData contains the relevant information for a set of existing
 // infrastructure that is to be used for running a testnet.
@@ -18,3 +21,24 @@ type InfrastructureData struct {
 type InstanceData struct {
 	IPAddress net.IP `json:"ip_address"`
 }
+
+func NewDockerInfrastructure(m Manifest) (InfrastructureData, error) {
+	netAddress := networkIPv4
+	if m.IPv6 {
+		netAddress = networkIPv6
+	}
+	_, ipNet, err := net.ParseCIDR(netAddress)
+	if err != nil {
+		return InfrastructureData{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid IP network address %q: %w", netAddress, err)
+	}
+	ipGen := newIPGenerator(ipNet)
+	ifd := InfrastructureData{
+		Instances: make(map[string]InstanceData),
+	}
+	for name := range m.Nodes {
+		ifd.Instances[name] = InstanceData{
+			IPAddress: ipGen.Next(),
+		}
+	}
+	return ifd, nil
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e/pkg/testnet.go b/test/e2e/pkg/testnet.go
index b8aa85646..08365f267 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pkg/testnet.go
+++ b/test/e2e/pkg/testnet.go
@@ -156,12 +156,16 @@ func LoadTestnet(file string, ifd InfrastructureData) (*Testnet, error) {
 
 	for _, name := range nodeNames {
 		nodeManifest := manifest.Nodes[name]
+		ind, ok := ifd.Instances[name]
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("information for node '%s' missing from infrastucture data", name)
+		}
 		node := &Node{
 			Name:             name,
 			Testnet:          testnet,
 			PrivvalKey:       keyGen.Generate(manifest.KeyType),
 			NodeKey:          keyGen.Generate("ed25519"),
-			IP:               ipGen.Next(),
+			IP:               ind.IPAddress,
 			ProxyPort:        proxyPortGen.Next(),
 			Mode:             ModeValidator,
 			Database:         "goleveldb",
diff --git a/test/e2e/runner/main.go b/test/e2e/runner/main.go
index 2d5bc04b1..825aac989 100644
--- a/test/e2e/runner/main.go
+++ b/test/e2e/runner/main.go
@@ -41,7 +41,15 @@ func NewCLI() *CLI {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			testnet, err := e2e.LoadTestnet(file, e2e.InfrastructureData{})
+			m, err := e2e.LoadManifest(file)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			ifd, err := e2e.NewDockerInfrastructure(m)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			testnet, err := e2e.LoadTestnet(file, ifd)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/tests/e2e_test.go
index 763b99ea3..60d381013 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/e2e_test.go
@@ -79,8 +79,12 @@ func loadTestnet(t *testing.T) e2e.Testnet {
 	if testnet, ok := testnetCache[manifest]; ok {
 		return testnet
 	}
+	m, err := e2e.LoadManifest(manifest)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	ifd, err := e2e.NewDockerInfrastructure(m)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	testnet, err := e2e.LoadTestnet(manifest)
+	testnet, err := e2e.LoadTestnet(manifest, ifd)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	testnetCache[manifest] = *testnet
 	return *testnet