diff --git a/e2e/cephfs.go b/e2e/cephfs.go
index b10498e14..1a2388301 100644
--- a/e2e/cephfs.go
+++ b/e2e/cephfs.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func deleteCephfsPlugin() {
 }
 
 func createORDeleteCephfsResources(action kubectlAction) {
-	cephConfigFile := getConfigFile(deployPath + cephConfconfigMap)
+	cephConfigFile := getConfigFile(cephConfconfigMap, deployPath, examplePath)
 	resources := []ResourceDeployer{
 		// shared resources
 		&yamlResource{
diff --git a/e2e/nfs.go b/e2e/nfs.go
index 06d2f80b5..d06e06e4e 100644
--- a/e2e/nfs.go
+++ b/e2e/nfs.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func deleteNFSPlugin() {
 }
 
 func createORDeleteNFSResources(f *framework.Framework, action kubectlAction) {
-	cephConfigFile := getConfigFile(deployPath + cephConfconfigMap)
+	cephConfigFile := getConfigFile(cephConfconfigMap, deployPath, examplePath)
 	resources := []ResourceDeployer{
 		// shared resources
 		&yamlResource{
diff --git a/e2e/rbd.go b/e2e/rbd.go
index c820dee32..6bac023da 100644
--- a/e2e/rbd.go
+++ b/e2e/rbd.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func deleteRBDPlugin() {
 }
 
 func createORDeleteRbdResources(action kubectlAction) {
-	cephConfigFile := getConfigFile(deployPath + cephConfconfigMap)
+	cephConfigFile := getConfigFile(cephConfconfigMap, deployPath, examplePath)
 	resources := []ResourceDeployer{
 		// shared resources
 		&yamlResource{
diff --git a/e2e/utils.go b/e2e/utils.go
index 9150a791f..4a748f15d 100644
--- a/e2e/utils.go
+++ b/e2e/utils.go
@@ -1733,11 +1733,12 @@ func rwopMayFail(err error) bool {
 	return !rwopSupported
 }
 
-// getConfigFile returns the passed config file location if it exists, else
-// returns the old location of the config file under 'examples/' directory.
-func getConfigFile(configFile string) string {
+// getConfigFile returns the config file path at the preferred location if it
+// exists there. Returns the fallback location otherwise.
+func getConfigFile(filename, preferred, fallback string) string {
+	configFile := preferred + filename
 	if _, err := os.Stat(configFile); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		configFile = examplePath + cephConfconfigMap
+		configFile = fallback + filename
 	}
 
 	return configFile