diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.22.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.22.yaml
index f9fcad41fd6d9..e0dd5c233023c 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.22.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.22.yaml
@@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ tests:
     - ref: agent-e2e-compact-ipv4-iso-no-registry-validation
     - as: iri-e2e-step
       cli: latest
-      commands: make test-e2e-iri
+      commands: |
+        #!/usr/bin/env bash
+        set -xeuo pipefail
+        make test-e2e-iri
+        TAGS=iri_delete make test-e2e-iri
       from: src
       resources:
         requests: