diff --git a/tests/e2e/affinity_toleration_test.go b/tests/e2e/affinity_toleration_test.go
index 8ab08029ee..6a7518c0ad 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/affinity_toleration_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/affinity_toleration_test.go
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ var _ = Describe("VirtualMachineAffinityAndToleration", ginkgoutil.CommonE2ETest
 
 	Context("When the virtualization resources are applied:", func() {
 		It("result should be succeeded", func() {
+			vmClassFilePath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/vmc.yaml", conf.TestData.AffinityToleration)
+			vmcRes := kubectl.Apply(kc.ApplyOptions{
+				Filename:       []string{vmClassFilePath},
+				FilenameOption: kc.Filename,
+			})
+			Expect(vmcRes.Error()).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to apply virtual class resource")
+
 			res := kubectl.Apply(kc.ApplyOptions{
 				Filename:       []string{conf.TestData.AffinityToleration},
 				FilenameOption: kc.Kustomize,
diff --git a/tests/e2e/complex_test.go b/tests/e2e/complex_test.go
index e125a8d280..5926e94045 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/complex_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/complex_test.go
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ var _ = Describe("ComplexTest", Serial, ginkgoutil.CommonE2ETestDecorators(), fu
 				}
 			}
 
+			vmClassFilePath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/vmc.yaml", conf.TestData.ComplexTest)
+			vmcRes := kubectl.Apply(kc.ApplyOptions{
+				Filename:       []string{vmClassFilePath},
+				FilenameOption: kc.Filename,
+			})
+			Expect(vmcRes.Error()).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to apply virtual class resource")
+
 			res := kubectl.Apply(kc.ApplyOptions{
 				Filename:       []string{conf.TestData.ComplexTest},
 				FilenameOption: kc.Kustomize,
diff --git a/tests/e2e/sizing_policy_test.go b/tests/e2e/sizing_policy_test.go
index d9e8c2e8a4..0b4cd430a8 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/sizing_policy_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/sizing_policy_test.go
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ var _ = Describe("SizingPolicy", ginkgoutil.CommonE2ETestDecorators(), func() {
 
 	Context("When resources are applied", func() {
 		It("result should be succeeded", func() {
+			vmClassFilePath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/vmc.yaml", conf.TestData.SizingPolicy)
+			vmcRes := kubectl.Apply(kc.ApplyOptions{
+				Filename:       []string{vmClassFilePath},
+				FilenameOption: kc.Filename,
+			})
+			Expect(vmcRes.Error()).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to apply virtual class resource")
+
 			res := kubectl.Apply(kc.ApplyOptions{
 				Filename:       []string{conf.TestData.SizingPolicy},
 				FilenameOption: kc.Kustomize,