diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/gpu_util.go b/test/e2e/framework/gpu_util.go
index 2cd9f33ee77..54aa0c50d7f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/gpu_util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/gpu_util.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/uuid"
 
+	"fmt"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
@@ -67,10 +68,16 @@ func NVIDIADevicePlugin(ns string) *v1.Pod {
 	return p
 }
 
-func GetGPUDevicePluginImage() string {
+func GetGPUDevicePluginImage() (string, error) {
 	ds, err := DsFromManifest(GPUDevicePluginDSYAML)
-	if err != nil || ds == nil || len(ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers) < 1 {
-		return ""
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
 	}
-	return ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image
+	if ds == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("empty DaemonSet from DSYAML")
+	}
+	if len(ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers) < 1 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("no container specified in the DSYAML")
+	}
+	return ds.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image, nil
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/image_list.go b/test/e2e_node/image_list.go
index b857700c14c..2143af779a7 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/image_list.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/image_list.go
@@ -52,12 +52,18 @@ var NodeImageWhiteList = sets.NewString(
 	imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.Netexec),
 	imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.Nonewprivs),
 	imageutils.GetPauseImageNameForHostArch(),
-	framework.GetGPUDevicePluginImage(),
 )
 
 func init() {
 	// Union NodeImageWhiteList and CommonImageWhiteList into the framework image white list.
 	framework.ImageWhiteList = NodeImageWhiteList.Union(commontest.CommonImageWhiteList)
+
+	// parse the device plugin image from url
+	if image, err := framework.GetGPUDevicePluginImage(); err != nil {
+		glog.Errorf("Failed to parse the device plugin image: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		framework.ImageWhiteList.Insert(image)
+	}
 }
 
 // puller represents a generic image puller