diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 4a9d751fc8..595219123b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ jobs:
     name: Go end2end tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        SHARD: [0, 1]
+        SHARDS: [2]
 
     steps:
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
@@ -75,6 +80,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run e2e tests
         run: make test-e2e
+        env:
+          SHARD: ${{ matrix.SHARD }}
+          SHARDS: ${{ matrix.SHARDS }}
 
       - name: Archive Test Results
         if: always()
@@ -84,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
           path: build/_test
           retention-days: 5
 
-  chart-minio:
+  chart:
     name: Shell script tests with chart install
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
diff --git a/e2e/common/helpers.go b/e2e/common/helpers.go
index 8ff2d34774..f54cbb3c71 100644
--- a/e2e/common/helpers.go
+++ b/e2e/common/helpers.go
@@ -16,15 +16,32 @@ package common
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 
 	"emperror.dev/errors"
+	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
+var sequence uint32
+
 func RequireNoError(t *testing.T, err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		assert.Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("Received unexpected error:\n%#v %+v", err, errors.GetDetails(err)))
 		t.FailNow()
 	}
 }
+
+func Initialize(t *testing.T) {
+	localSeq := atomic.AddUint32(&sequence, 1)
+	shards := cast.ToUint32(os.Getenv("SHARDS"))
+	shard := cast.ToUint32(os.Getenv("SHARD"))
+	if shards > 0 {
+		if localSeq%shards != shard {
+			t.Skipf("skipping %s as sequence %d not in shard %d", t.Name(), localSeq, shard)
+		}
+	}
+	t.Parallel()
+}
diff --git a/e2e/syslog-ng-aggregator/syslog_ng_aggregator_test.go b/e2e/syslog-ng-aggregator/syslog_ng_aggregator_test.go
index 0654b15f8d..f5ed82c1c8 100644
--- a/e2e/syslog-ng-aggregator/syslog_ng_aggregator_test.go
+++ b/e2e/syslog-ng-aggregator/syslog_ng_aggregator_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func TestSyslogNGIsRunningAndForwardingLogs(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
+	common.Initialize(t)
 	ns := "test"
 	releaseNameOverride := "e2e"
 	common.WithCluster("syslog-ng-1", t, func(t *testing.T, c common.Cluster) {
diff --git a/e2e/volumedrain/volumedrain_test.go b/e2e/volumedrain/volumedrain_test.go
index 27a554a1c8..7d45e6d5a5 100644
--- a/e2e/volumedrain/volumedrain_test.go
+++ b/e2e/volumedrain/volumedrain_test.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func TestVolumeDrain_Downscale(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
+	common.Initialize(t)
 	ns := "testing-1"
 	releaseNameOverride := "volumedrain"
 	testTag := "test.volumedrain"
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ func TestVolumeDrain_Downscale(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestVolumeDrain_Downscale_DeleteVolume(t *testing.T) {
+	common.Initialize(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 	ns := "testing-2"
 	releaseNameOverride := "volumedrain"