e2e preloads AllowedE2EImages into Kind via localkube.LoadImage in SetupSuite. Specs that use any other image fail at fixture load.
Smoke fixtures still use nginx:latest, so Helm still sets imagePullPolicy: Always. That flakes on registry rate limits even after preload.
Pin a digest (or a fixed tag, not latest) on the e2e smoke images. Change the fixture and allowlist only; do not change product defaults.
Related: #30 (CLI cluster load-image; e2e already calls Manager.LoadImage directly).
e2e preloads
AllowedE2EImagesinto Kind vialocalkube.LoadImageinSetupSuite. Specs that use any other image fail at fixture load.Smoke fixtures still use
nginx:latest, so Helm still setsimagePullPolicy: Always. That flakes on registry rate limits even after preload.Pin a digest (or a fixed tag, not
latest) on the e2e smoke images. Change the fixture and allowlist only; do not change product defaults.Related: #30 (CLI
cluster load-image; e2e already callsManager.LoadImagedirectly).