diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/kvbuilder/kvvm.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/kvbuilder/kvvm.go
index 58046f790a..cf356660ee 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/kvbuilder/kvvm.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/kvbuilder/kvvm.go
@@ -582,3 +582,18 @@ func (b *KVVM) GetBootloaderSettings() map[string]interface{} {
 		},
 	}
 }
+
+func (b *KVVM) SetMetadata(metadata metav1.ObjectMeta) {
+	if b.ResourceExists {
+		// initialize only
+		return
+	}
+	if b.Resource.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Labels == nil {
+		b.Resource.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Labels = make(map[string]string, len(metadata.Labels))
+	}
+	if b.Resource.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations == nil {
+		b.Resource.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations = make(map[string]string, len(metadata.Annotations))
+	}
+	maps.Copy(b.Resource.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Labels, metadata.Labels)
+	maps.Copy(b.Resource.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations, metadata.Annotations)
+}
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/kvbuilder/kvvm_utils.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/kvbuilder/kvvm_utils.go
index 9f2ed0aef0..be1d8d8afa 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/kvbuilder/kvvm_utils.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/kvbuilder/kvvm_utils.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ func ApplyVirtualMachineSpec(
 		return err
 	}
 
+	kvvm.SetMetadata(vm.ObjectMeta)
 	kvvm.SetNetworkInterface(NetworkInterfaceName)
 	kvvm.SetTablet("default-0")
 	kvvm.SetNodeSelector(vm.Spec.NodeSelector, class.Spec.NodeSelector.MatchLabels)
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Taskfile.yaml b/tests/e2e/Taskfile.yaml
index 0f3cf275e1..7159172bbb 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Taskfile.yaml
+++ b/tests/e2e/Taskfile.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ tasks:
     cmds:
       - |
         RESULT=$(ginkgo \
-          --skip-file affinity_toleration_test.go \
           --no-color \
           -v | tee /dev/stderr | grep --color=never -E 'FAIL!|SUCCESS!')
         if [ "${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0" ]; then
@@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ tasks:
     cmds:
       - |
         ginkgo -v \
-          --skip-file affinity_toleration_test.go \
           {{if .FOCUS -}}
           --focus "{{ .FOCUS }}"
           {{end}}