diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/bare-metal/e2e_test.go b/tests/e2e/scenarios/bare-metal/e2e_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..dcba47f12bc16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/bare-metal/e2e_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package bare_metal
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
+)
+
+func TestNodeAddresses(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	kubeconfig := os.Getenv("KUBECONFIG")
+	if kubeconfig == "" {
+		homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("error getting user home dir: %v", err)
+		}
+		kubeconfig = filepath.Join(homeDir, ".kube", "config")
+	}
+	// use the current context in kubeconfig
+	restConfig, err := clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", kubeconfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error building rest config: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	client := kubernetes.NewForConfigOrDie(restConfig)
+
+	nodes, err := client.CoreV1().Nodes().List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error listing nodes: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, node := range nodes.Items {
+		t.Logf("node: %s", node.Name)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/bare-metal/run-test b/tests/e2e/scenarios/bare-metal/run-test
index c3da8254703aa..591377e2bf0e8 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/scenarios/bare-metal/run-test
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/bare-metal/run-test
@@ -213,7 +213,12 @@ echo "Waiting 30 seconds for nodes to be ready"
 sleep 30
 
 kubectl get nodes
+kubectl get nodes -o yaml
+
 kubectl get pods -A
 
+echo "running e2e tests"
+cd ${REPO_ROOT}/tests/e2e/scenarios/bare-metal
+go test -v .
 
 echo "Test successful"
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