diff --git a/test/e2e/Jenkinsfile b/test/e2e/Jenkinsfile
index 5ac2f70da..6a12d3a82 100644
--- a/test/e2e/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/test/e2e/Jenkinsfile
@@ -22,17 +22,20 @@ class HarborChartFreshInstallPipelineExecutor extends FreshInstallPipelineExecut
             script.file(credentialsId: "kubeconfig", variable: "KUBE_CONFIG_FILE_PATH"),
             script.usernamePassword(credentialsId: "79e9fd98-cdf5-4f55-81fa-ecba01365534", usernameVariable: "DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME", passwordVariable: "DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD")]) {
             script.sh """
-                # login Docker Hub to avoid the pull limit
-                # docker login -u \${DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME} -p \${DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD}
-                # set deafult registry to a proxy registry
+                # Set proxy registry or docker credential to bypass Docker Hub rate limit
                 echo "PROXY_REGISTRY is \${PROXY_REGISTRY}"
-                echo '{
-                  "registry-mirrors": ["'"\${PROXY_REGISTRY}"'"]
-                }' | sudo tee /etc/docker/daemon.json > /dev/null
+                if [ "\${PROXY_REGISTRY}" != "" ]; then
+                    # set deafult registry to a proxy registry
+                    echo '{
+                    "registry-mirrors": ["'"\${PROXY_REGISTRY}"'"]
+                    }' | sudo tee /etc/docker/daemon.json > /dev/null
 
-                # Restart Docker to apply the changes
-                sudo systemctl reset-failed docker.service
-                sudo systemctl restart docker
+                    # Restart Docker to apply the changes
+                    sudo systemctl reset-failed docker.service
+                    sudo systemctl restart docker
+                else
+                    docker login -u \${DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME} -p \${DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD}
+                fi
 
                 # build the image
                 docker build -t deployer:dev -f test/e2e/Dockerfile test/e2e