diff --git a/e2e/libs/engine/crd.py b/e2e/libs/engine/crd.py
index cf027bcc8c..8ab7f1e372 100644
--- a/e2e/libs/engine/crd.py
+++ b/e2e/libs/engine/crd.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def get_engine(self, volume_name, node_name):
         if node_name != "":
             label_selector.append(f"longhornnode={node_name}")
 
-        api_response = self.cr_api.list_namespaced_custom_object(
+        api_response = self.obj_api.list_namespaced_custom_object(
             group="longhorn.io",
             version="v1beta2",
             namespace="longhorn-system",