diff --git a/deployments/liqo/README.md b/deployments/liqo/README.md
index 3fa6962055..5aaa8e39d7 100644
--- a/deployments/liqo/README.md
+++ b/deployments/liqo/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 | ipam.internal.syncInterval | string | `"2m"` | Set the interval at which the IPAM pod will synchronize it's in-memory status with the local cluster. If you want to disable the synchronization, set the interval to 0. |
 | ipam.internalCIDR | string | `"10.80.0.0/16"` | The subnet used for the internal CIDR. These IPs are assigned to the Liqo internal-network interfaces. |
 | ipam.podCIDR | string | `""` | The subnet used by the pods in your cluster, in CIDR notation (e.g., 10.0.0.0/16). |
-| ipam.pools | list | `[]` | Set of network pools to perform the automatic address mapping in Liqo. Network pools are used to map a cluster network into another one in order to prevent conflicts. If left empty, it is defaulted to the private addresses ranges: [10.0.0.0/8, 192.168.0.0/16, 172.16.0.0/12] |
+| ipam.pools | list | `["10.0.0.0/8","192.168.0.0/16","172.16.0.0/12"]` | Set of network pools to perform the automatic address mapping in Liqo. Network pools are used to map a cluster network into another one in order to prevent conflicts. If left empty, it is defaulted to the private addresses ranges: [10.0.0.0/8, 192.168.0.0/16, 172.16.0.0/12] |
 | ipam.reservedSubnets | list | `[]` | List of IP subnets that do not have to be used by Liqo. Liqo can perform automatic IP address remapping when a remote cluster is peering with you, e.g., in case IP address spaces (e.g., PodCIDR) overlaps. In order to prevent IP conflicting between locally used private subnets in your infrastructure and private subnets belonging to remote clusters you need tell liqo the subnets used in your cluster. E.g if your cluster nodes belong to the 192.168.2.0/24 subnet, then you should add that subnet to the reservedSubnets. PodCIDR and serviceCIDR used in the local cluster are automatically added to the reserved list. |
 | ipam.serviceCIDR | string | `""` | The subnet used by the services in you cluster, in CIDR notation (e.g., 172.16.0.0/16). |
 | metricAgent.config.timeout | object | `{"read":"30s","write":"30s"}` | Set the timeout for the metrics server. |
diff --git a/deployments/liqo/values.yaml b/deployments/liqo/values.yaml
index f7c548974c..7c2bf634ac 100644
--- a/deployments/liqo/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/liqo/values.yaml
@@ -469,7 +469,10 @@ ipam:
   # -- Set of network pools to perform the automatic address mapping in Liqo.
   # Network pools are used to map a cluster network into another one in order to prevent conflicts.
   # If left empty, it is defaulted to the private addresses ranges: [10.0.0.0/8, 192.168.0.0/16, 172.16.0.0/12]
-  pools: []
+  pools:
+  - "10.0.0.0/8"
+  - "192.168.0.0/16"
+  - "172.16.0.0/12"
 
 crdReplicator:
   pod:
diff --git a/pkg/liqoctl/install/gke/provider.go b/pkg/liqoctl/install/gke/provider.go
index 6750c45bce..68b53c3611 100644
--- a/pkg/liqoctl/install/gke/provider.go
+++ b/pkg/liqoctl/install/gke/provider.go
@@ -125,7 +125,16 @@ func (o *Options) Initialize(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 // Values returns the customized provider-specifc values file parameters.
 func (o *Options) Values() map[string]interface{} {
-	return map[string]interface{}{}
+	return map[string]interface{}{
+		"ipam": map[string]interface{}{
+			"pools": []interface{}{
+				"10.0.0.0/8",
+				"192.168.0.0/16",
+				"172.16.0.0/12",
+				"34.118.224.0/20",
+			},
+		},
+	}
 }
 
 func (o *Options) checkFeatures(cluster *container.Cluster) error {
diff --git a/test/e2e/cruise/network/network_test.go b/test/e2e/cruise/network/network_test.go
index 347bcc0615..04179fff19 100644
--- a/test/e2e/cruise/network/network_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/cruise/network/network_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -285,11 +286,16 @@ func overrideArgsEKS(args *networkTestsArgs) {
 }
 
 func overrideArgsGKE(args *networkTestsArgs) {
+	cni, ok := os.LookupEnv("CNI")
+	if !ok {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("CNI environment variable not set"))
+	}
+
+	if cni != "v1" && cni != "v2" {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("CNI environment %q variable not valid", cni))
+	}
+
 	args.failfast = false
-	args.loadBalancer = true
-	args.nodePortExt = false // nodeport are not exposed by default // TODO: modify GKE plugin to open nodeport firewall
-	args.podNodePort = false
-	args.ip = false
 }
 
 func overrideArgsAKS(args *networkTestsArgs) {
diff --git a/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/gke/const.sh b/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/gke/const.sh
index 3ba781a61e..df604b7338 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/gke/const.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/gke/const.sh
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ export GKE_ZONES=(
 
 # General
 export GKE_NUM_NODES="2"
-export GKE_MACHINE_TYPE="e2-standard-2" # "e2-micro", "e2-small", "e2-medium", "e2-standard-2", "e2-standard-4"
-export GKE_IMAGE_TYPE="UBUNTU_CONTAINERD" # "COS_CONTAINERD", "UBUNTU_CONTAINERD"
-export GKE_DISK_TYPE="pd-balanced"
-export GKE_DISK_SIZE="10"
-export GKE_DATAPLANE="v1" # "v1", "v2"
+export GKE_MACHINE_TYPE="e2-standard-4" # "e2-micro", "e2-small", "e2-medium", "e2-standard-2", "e2-standard-4"
+export GKE_DISK_TYPE="pd-ssd"
+export GKE_DISK_SIZE="50"
 
 #####################
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/gke/setup.sh b/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/gke/setup.sh
index 47d1bf4ef4..e82f336982 100755
--- a/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/gke/setup.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/gke/setup.sh
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ function gke_create_cluster() {
     local num_nodes=$4
     local index=$5
 
-    local cluster_version="${K8S_VERSION%.*}"
+    local cluster_version="${K8S_VERSION#v}"
+    cluster_version=$(echo "${cluster_version}" | awk -F. '{print $1"."$2}')
 
     local arg_dataplane=""
-    if [[ $GKE_DATAPLANE == "v2" ]]; then
+    if [[ $CNI == "v2" ]]; then
         arg_dataplane="--enable-dataplane-v2"
     fi
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ function gke_create_cluster() {
     fi
         
     "${GCLOUD}" container --project "${GCLOUD_PROJECT_ID}" clusters create "${cluster_id}" --zone "${cluster_zone}" \
-        --num-nodes "${num_nodes}" --machine-type "${GKE_MACHINE_TYPE}" --image-type "${GKE_IMAGE_TYPE}" --disk-type "${GKE_DISK_TYPE}" --disk-size "${GKE_DISK_SIZE}" \
+        --num-nodes "${num_nodes}" --machine-type "${GKE_MACHINE_TYPE}" --image-type "${OS_IMAGE}" --disk-type "${GKE_DISK_TYPE}" --disk-size "${GKE_DISK_SIZE}" \
         --cluster-version "${cluster_version}" --no-enable-intra-node-visibility --enable-shielded-nodes --enable-ip-alias \
         --release-channel "regular" --no-enable-basic-auth --metadata disable-legacy-endpoints=true \
         --network "projects/${GCLOUD_PROJECT_ID}/global/networks/liqo-${index}" --subnetwork "projects/${GCLOUD_PROJECT_ID}/regions/${cluster_region}/subnetworks/liqo-nodes" $arg_dataplane --cluster-ipv4-cidr="${pod_cidr}" \
@@ -82,6 +83,11 @@ source "$WORKDIR/../../utils.sh"
 # shellcheck source=./const.sh
 source "$WORKDIR/const.sh"
 
+if [[ "${CLUSTER_NUMBER}" -gt 3 ]]; then
+    echo "Error: CLUSTER_NUMBER cannot be greater than 3."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 PIDS=()
 for i in $(seq 1 "${CLUSTER_NUMBER}");
 do
diff --git a/test/e2e/pipeline/installer/liqo/setup.sh b/test/e2e/pipeline/installer/liqo/setup.sh
index f41ad070de..a63b0def00 100755
--- a/test/e2e/pipeline/installer/liqo/setup.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/pipeline/installer/liqo/setup.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function get_cluster_labels() {
 LIQO_VERSION="${LIQO_VERSION:-$(git rev-parse HEAD)}"
 
 export SERVICE_CIDR=10.100.0.0/16
-export POD_CIDR=10.200.0.0/16
+export POD_CIDR=10.0.0.0/16
 export POD_CIDR_OVERLAPPING=${POD_CIDR_OVERLAPPING:-"false"}
 export HA_REPLICAS=2
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ do
   fi
 
   if [[ "${INFRA}" == "gke" ]]; then
-    COMMON_ARGS=("${COMMON_ARGS[@]}" --project-id "${GCLOUD_PROJECT_ID}" --zone "${GKE_ZONES[$i-1]}" --credentials-path "${GCLOUD_KEY_FILE}")
+    COMMON_ARGS=("${COMMON_ARGS[@]}" --project-id "${GCLOUD_PROJECT_ID}" --zone "${GKE_ZONES[$i-1]}" --credentials-path "${BINDIR}/gke_key_file.json")
   fi
 
   if [[ "${INFRA}" == "kubeadm" ]]; then
diff --git a/test/e2e/pipeline/utils.sh b/test/e2e/pipeline/utils.sh
index 877d18dd3f..3e8e727ced 100755
--- a/test/e2e/pipeline/utils.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/pipeline/utils.sh
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ function check_supported_arch_and_os(){
 function forge_clustername() {
   local index=$1
   RUNNER_NAME=${RUNNER_NAME:-"test"}
+  RUNNER_NAME=$(echo "${RUNNER_NAME}" | tr -d ' ' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
   RUNNER_NAME=${RUNNER_NAME#liqo-runner-*-}
   local BASE_CLUSTER_NAME="cl-${RUNNER_NAME}-"
   echo "${BASE_CLUSTER_NAME}${index}"
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ function install_kubectl() {
   if ! command -v "${KUBECTL}" &> /dev/null
   then
     echo "WARNING: kubectl could not be found. Downloading and installing it locally..."
+    echo "Downloading https://dl.k8s.io/release/${version}/bin/${os}/${arch}/kubectl"
     if ! curl --fail -Lo "${KUBECTL}" "https://dl.k8s.io/release/${version}/bin/${os}/${arch}/kubectl"; then
       echo "Error: Unable to download kubectl for '${os}-${arch}'"
       return 1
@@ -156,9 +158,9 @@ function install_gcloud() {
   cd -
 
   #Login to gcloud
-  echo "${GCLOUD_KEY}" | base64 -d > "${GCLOUD_KEY_FILE}" 
+  echo "${GCLOUD_KEY}" | base64 -d > "${BINDIR}/gke_key_file.json"
   "${GCLOUD}" auth activate-service-account --key-file="${BINDIR}/gke_key_file.json"
-  "${GCLOUD}" config set project "${GCLOUD_PROJECT_ID}" -q
+  "${GCLOUD}" components install gke-gcloud-auth-plugin
 }
 
 function install_kyverno() {