diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index aeae0bedf..5e92ea1c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           flux create source git flux-system \
           --url=${{ github.event.repository.html_url }} \
           --branch=${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/} \
-          --ignore-paths="./clusters/**/flux-system/"
+          --ignore-paths="clusters/**/flux-system/"
           flux create kustomization flux-system \
           --source=flux-system \
           --path=./clusters/staging