diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 1ec4a4f52..e9f35f5b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Build
       run: ./travis/kyaml-pre-commit.sh
+      env:
+        KUSTOMIZE_DOCKER_E2E: true
diff --git a/cmd/config/Makefile b/cmd/config/Makefile
index 0dda271fb..d3b450817 100644
--- a/cmd/config/Makefile
+++ b/cmd/config/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ lint:
 	$(GOBIN)/golangci-lint run ./...
 
 test:
-	go test -timeout 45m -cover ./...
+	go test -v -timeout 45m -cover ./...
 
 vet:
 	go vet ./...
diff --git a/travis/kyaml-pre-commit.sh b/travis/kyaml-pre-commit.sh
index a51052344..8d9c00403 100755
--- a/travis/kyaml-pre-commit.sh
+++ b/travis/kyaml-pre-commit.sh
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ functions/examples/validator-resource-requests
 functions/examples/application-cr
 "
 
-# don't run e2e tests in CI
-export KUSTOMIZE_DOCKER_E2E="false"
+# don't run e2e tests in CI by default
+export KUSTOMIZE_DOCKER_E2E=${KUSTOMIZE_DOCKER_E2E:-"false"}
 
 for target in $targets; do
   echo "----- Making $target -----"