diff --git a/build/ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile b/build/ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile
index 6fbc796fef..67c812b292 100644
--- a/build/ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/build/ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ pipeline {
                                             ./e2e-k8s.sh \
                                             --node-image registry.zilliz.com/kindest/node:v1.20.2 \
                                             --kind-config "${env.WORKSPACE}/build/config/topology/trustworthy-jwt-ci.yaml" \
+                                            --install-extra-arg "--set etcd.enabled=false --set externalEtcd.enabled=true --set externalEtcd.endpoints={\$KRTE_POD_IP:2379}" \
                                             --skip-export-logs \
                                             --skip-cleanup \
                                             --test-extra-arg "--tags=smoke" \
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ pipeline {
                                             --skip-export-logs \
                                             --skip-cleanup \
                                             --kind-config "${env.WORKSPACE}/build/config/topology/trustworthy-jwt-ci.yaml" \
+                                            --install-extra-arg "--set etcd.enabled=false --set externalEtcd.enabled=true --set externalEtcd.endpoints={\$KRTE_POD_IP:2379}" \
                                             --test-extra-arg "--tags L0 L1" \
                                             --test-timeout ${e2e_timeout_seconds}
                                             """
diff --git a/build/ci/jenkins/NightlyCI.groovy b/build/ci/jenkins/NightlyCI.groovy
index 9293b5b7bf..3cb7c1e80b 100644
--- a/build/ci/jenkins/NightlyCI.groovy
+++ b/build/ci/jenkins/NightlyCI.groovy
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ pipeline {
                                             ./e2e-k8s.sh \
                                             --kind-config "${env.WORKSPACE}/build/config/topology/trustworthy-jwt-ci.yaml" \
                                             --node-image registry.zilliz.com/kindest/node:v1.20.2 \
+                                            --install-extra-arg "--set etcd.enabled=false --set externalEtcd.enabled=true --set externalEtcd.endpoints={\$KRTE_POD_IP:2379}" \
                                             --skip-export-logs \
                                             --skip-cleanup \
                                             --test-timeout ${e2e_timeout_seconds}
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ pipeline {
                                             ./e2e-k8s.sh \
                                             --kind-config "${env.WORKSPACE}/build/config/topology/trustworthy-jwt-ci.yaml" \
                                             --node-image registry.zilliz.com/kindest/node:v1.20.2 \
+                                            --install-extra-arg "--set etcd.enabled=false --set externalEtcd.enabled=true --set externalEtcd.endpoints={\$KRTE_POD_IP:2379}" \
                                             --skip-export-logs \
                                             --skip-cleanup \
                                             --test-extra-arg "--tags L0 L1 L2" \
diff --git a/build/ci/jenkins/pod/krte.yaml b/build/ci/jenkins/pod/krte.yaml
index 2c905df02f..f9b3fdd2b8 100644
--- a/build/ci/jenkins/pod/krte.yaml
+++ b/build/ci/jenkins/pod/krte.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ spec:
       value: "true"
     - name: DOCKER_VOLUME_DIRECTORY
       value: "/mnt/disk/.docker"
+    - name: KRTE_POD_IP
+      valueFrom:
+        fieldRef:
+          fieldPath: status.podIP
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
     tty: true
@@ -38,6 +42,20 @@ spec:
     - mountPath: /mnt/disk/.docker
       name: build-cache
       subPath: docker-volume
+  - name: etcd
+    image: quay.io/coreos/etcd:v3.4.13
+    command:
+    - etcd
+    - -advertise-client-urls=http://127.0.0.1:2379
+    - -listen-client-urls=http://0.0.0.0:2379
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        cpu: "1"
+        memory: "1Gi"
+    ports:
+    - containerPort: 2379
+      name: client
+      protocol: TCP
   volumes:
   - emptyDir: {}
     name: docker-graph