diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 94bf0c53dc..be4f185e4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ jobs:
       # so that we can use the buildkit cache
       - uses: depot/use-containerd-snapshotter-action@v1
 
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == 'zeta-chain/node'
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_READ_ONLY }}
+
       - name: Login to github docker registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
@@ -92,6 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           build-args: |
             NODE_VERSION=${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
             NODE_COMMIT=${{ env.NODE_COMMIT }}
+      - run: echo "${{ steps.build.outputs.metadata }}"
 
   matrix-conditionals:
     needs: build-zetanode