diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c03cf080e..3ce0330f1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@ clean:
 	./gradlew clean
 
 build/distributions/tiered-storage-for-apache-kafka-$(VERSION).tgz:
-	./gradlew build distTar -x integrationTest
+	./gradlew build distTar -x integrationTest -x e2e:test
 
 integration_test: build/distributions/tiered-storage-for-apache-kafka-$(VERSION).tgz
 	./gradlew integrationTest
 
+e2e_test:  build/distributions/tiered-storage-for-apache-kafka-$(VERSION).tgz
+	./gradlew e2e:test
+
 .PHONY: docker_image
 docker_image: build/distributions/tiered-storage-for-apache-kafka-$(VERSION).tgz
 	docker build . \
diff --git a/e2e/build.gradle b/e2e/build.gradle
index 67119e9f2..ef32b0520 100644
--- a/e2e/build.gradle
+++ b/e2e/build.gradle
@@ -44,9 +44,5 @@ dependencies {
 test {
     testLogging {
         exceptionFormat "full"
-
-        info {
-            showStackTraces = true
-        }
     }
 }