diff --git a/internal/util/common.go b/internal/util/common.go
index 8d4027c7..bbd6fc4f 100644
--- a/internal/util/common.go
+++ b/internal/util/common.go
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ func BuildTestPod(
 				{
 					Name:            containerName,
 					Image:           containerImage,
+					ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullIfNotPresent,
 					Args:            []string{},
 					Env:             env.MergeEnvs([]corev1.EnvVar{}, envVars),
 					VolumeMounts:    volumeMounts,