diff --git a/testing/kuttl/e2e/major-upgrade/31--create-data.yaml b/testing/kuttl/e2e/major-upgrade/31--create-data.yaml
index 9dbaa14fb5..ed8c27b06b 100644
--- a/testing/kuttl/e2e/major-upgrade/31--create-data.yaml
+++ b/testing/kuttl/e2e/major-upgrade/31--create-data.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ spec:
               END $$$$;
             - --command
             - |
-              CREATE TABLE important (data) AS VALUES ('treasure');
+              CREATE SCHEMA very;
+              CREATE TABLE very.important (data) AS VALUES ('treasure');
 ---
 apiVersion: batch/v1
 kind: Job
diff --git a/testing/kuttl/e2e/major-upgrade/36--check-data-and-version.yaml b/testing/kuttl/e2e/major-upgrade/36--check-data-and-version.yaml
index 24ea7aa1a1..135f34c7df 100644
--- a/testing/kuttl/e2e/major-upgrade/36--check-data-and-version.yaml
+++ b/testing/kuttl/e2e/major-upgrade/36--check-data-and-version.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ spec:
               DECLARE
                 everything jsonb;
               BEGIN
-                SELECT jsonb_agg(important) INTO everything FROM important;
+                SELECT jsonb_agg(important) INTO everything FROM very.important;
                 ASSERT everything = '[{"data":"treasure"}]', format('got %L', everything);
               END $$$$;
 ---
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@ spec:
               DECLARE
                 everything jsonb;
               BEGIN
-                SELECT jsonb_agg(important) INTO everything FROM important;
+                SELECT jsonb_agg(important) INTO everything FROM very.important;
                 ASSERT everything = '[{"data":"treasure"}]', format('got %L', everything);
               END $$$$;
diff --git a/testing/kuttl/e2e/wal-pvc-pgupgrade/01--create-data.yaml b/testing/kuttl/e2e/wal-pvc-pgupgrade/01--create-data.yaml
index 2b908e4aa6..ea93bad021 100644
--- a/testing/kuttl/e2e/wal-pvc-pgupgrade/01--create-data.yaml
+++ b/testing/kuttl/e2e/wal-pvc-pgupgrade/01--create-data.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ spec:
               END $$$$;
             - --command
             - |
-              CREATE TABLE important (data) AS VALUES ('treasure');
+              CREATE SCHEMA very;
+              CREATE TABLE very.important (data) AS VALUES ('treasure');
 ---
 apiVersion: batch/v1
 kind: Job
diff --git a/testing/kuttl/e2e/wal-pvc-pgupgrade/06--check-data-and-version.yaml b/testing/kuttl/e2e/wal-pvc-pgupgrade/06--check-data-and-version.yaml
index a0ae66f9fe..16afd8d945 100644
--- a/testing/kuttl/e2e/wal-pvc-pgupgrade/06--check-data-and-version.yaml
+++ b/testing/kuttl/e2e/wal-pvc-pgupgrade/06--check-data-and-version.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ spec:
               DECLARE
                 everything jsonb;
               BEGIN
-                SELECT jsonb_agg(important) INTO everything FROM important;
+                SELECT jsonb_agg(important) INTO everything FROM very.important;
                 ASSERT everything = '[{"data":"treasure"}]', format('got %L', everything);
               END $$$$;
 ---
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@ spec:
               DECLARE
                 everything jsonb;
               BEGIN
-                SELECT jsonb_agg(important) INTO everything FROM important;
+                SELECT jsonb_agg(important) INTO everything FROM very.important;
                 ASSERT everything = '[{"data":"treasure"}]', format('got %L', everything);
               END $$$$;