diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b75e427a6..5a193c0b5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ kind-e2e-image: docker-build
 
 .PHONY: e2e-test
 e2e-test: export KUBECONFIG = $(KIND_KUBECONFIG)
+e2e-test: export BATS_FILES := $(BATS_FILES)
 e2e-test: e2e-setup docker-build install ## Run the e2e tests
 	@$(e2e_make) test
 
diff --git a/Makefile.vars.mk b/Makefile.vars.mk
index 282990f58..7645b3605 100644
--- a/Makefile.vars.mk
+++ b/Makefile.vars.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 IMG_TAG ?= latest
 
-BIN_FILENAME ?= $(PROJECT_ROOT_DIR)/k8up
-TESTBIN_DIR ?= $(PROJECT_ROOT_DIR)/testbin/bin
+CURDIR ?= $(shell pwd)
+BIN_FILENAME ?= $(CURDIR)/$(PROJECT_ROOT_DIR)/k8up
+TESTBIN_DIR ?= $(CURDIR)/$(PROJECT_ROOT_DIR)/testbin/bin
 
 CRD_FILE ?= k8up-crd.yaml
 CRD_FILE_LEGACY ?= k8up-crd-legacy.yaml
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ SHASUM ?= $(shell command -v sha1sum > /dev/null && echo "sha1sum" || echo "shas
 E2E_TAG ?= e2e_$(shell $(SHASUM) $(BIN_FILENAME) | cut -b-8)
 E2E_REPO ?= local.dev/k8up/e2e
 E2E_IMG = $(E2E_REPO):$(E2E_TAG)
+BATS_FILES ?= .
 
 INTEGRATION_TEST_DEBUG_OUTPUT ?= false
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6b3254014..5183efee9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ You'll need:
   
 To run the end-to-end test (e.g. `make e2e-test`), you additionally need:
 
-- node / npm
-- bash (installed, doesn't have to be your default shell)
-- shasum / sha1sum
-- helm 3
-- jq
+- `helm` (version 3)
+- `jq`
+- `node` and `npm`
+- `bash` (installed, doesn't have to be your default shell)
+- `shasum` or `sha1sum`
+- `base64`
+- `find`
 
 These are the most common make targets: `build`, `test`, `docker-build`, `run`, `kind-run`.
 Run `make help` to get an overview over the relevant targets and their intentions.
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ K8up supports both OpenShift 3.11 clusters and newer Kubernetes clusters 1.16+.
 However, to support OpenShift 3.11 a legacy CRD definition with `apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1` is needed, while K8s 1.22+ only supports `apiextensions.k8s.io/v1`.
 You need `node` and `npm` to run the tests, as it runs with [DETIK][detik].
 
-To run e2e tests run:
+To run e2e tests, execute:
 
 ```bash
 make e2e-test
@@ -90,7 +92,19 @@ To test compatibility of k8up with OpenShift 3.11 (or any other specific K8s ver
 make e2e-test -e CRD_SPEC_VERSION=v1beta1 -e KIND_NODE_VERSION=v1.13.12 -e KIND_KUBECTL_ARGS=--validate=false -e BACKUP_ENABLE_LEADER_ELECTION=false
 ```
 
-To remove the local KIND cluster and other resources, run
+To test just a specific e2e test, run:
+
+```bash
+make e2e-test -e BATS_FILES=test-00-deployment.bats
+```
+
+To remove the local KIND cluster and other e2e resources, run:
+
+```bash
+make e2e-clean
+```
+
+To cleanup all created artifacts, there's always:
 
 ```bash
 make clean
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/references/object-specifications.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/references/object-specifications.adoc
index 306d755e4..806362868 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/references/object-specifications.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/references/object-specifications.adoc
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ This will restore the latest snapshot from `\http://10.144.1.224:9000` to the PV
 
 * `backend`: see <<Backend, backend>> for further explanation
 * `restoreMethod`: is either `s3` or `folder`. For s3 please see `backend` for `folder` you just need to provide a valid claim name as shown in the example above
-* `restoreFiler`: a filter passed to the underlying Restic, which will be used. Please consult the https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/050_restore.html[Restic docs] for valid path filters.
+* `restoreFilter`: a filter passed to the underlying Restic, which will be used. Please consult the https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/050_restore.html[Restic docs] for valid path filters.
 * `snapshot`: valid snapshot ID that should get restored. If not provided, the most recent one will be restored.
 * `keepJobs`: amount of jobs that should be left after cleanup, for example how many job/pod objects should be left after they finished. Defaults to 6. Only applicable when used within a <<Schedule, schedule>>.
 * `tags`: list of tags to be considered for the restore. They're ignored if a snapshot ID is provided.
diff --git a/e2e/Makefile b/e2e/Makefile
index a867cb2c0..bc3bd0ebd 100644
--- a/e2e/Makefile
+++ b/e2e/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ test: export KUBECONFIG = $(KIND_KUBECONFIG)
 test: export E2E_IMAGE = $(E2E_IMG)
 test: export WRESTIC_IMAGE = $(WRESTIC_IMG)
 test: setup kind-e2e-image ## Run the E2E tests
-	@$(bats) . $(bats_args)
+	@$(bats) $(bats_args) $(BATS_FILES)
 
 kind-e2e-image: kind-setup ## Load the e2e container image onto e2e cluster
 	@$(KIND) load docker-image --name $(KIND_CLUSTER) $(E2E_IMG)
diff --git a/e2e/lib/k8up.bash b/e2e/lib/k8up.bash
index 1e7af6c3e..6181a793b 100644
--- a/e2e/lib/k8up.bash
+++ b/e2e/lib/k8up.bash
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+export MINIO_NAMESPACE=${MINIO_NAMESPACE-minio}
+
 errcho() {
 	>&2 echo "${@}"
 }
@@ -29,10 +31,11 @@ kustomize() {
 }
 
 restic() {
-	kubectl run wrestic \
+	kubectl run "wrestic" \
 		--rm \
 		--attach \
 		--restart Never \
+		--wait \
 		--namespace "${DETIK_CLIENT_NAMESPACE-"k8up-system"}" \
 		--image "${WRESTIC_IMAGE}" \
 		--env "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=myaccesskey" \
@@ -48,6 +51,26 @@ restic() {
 			--json
 }
 
+mc() {
+	minio_access_key=$(kubectl -n "${MINIO_NAMESPACE}" get secret minio -o jsonpath="{.data.accesskey}" | base64 --decode)
+	minio_secret_key=$(kubectl -n "${MINIO_NAMESPACE}" get secret minio -o jsonpath="{.data.secretkey}" | base64 --decode)
+	minio_url=http://${minio_access_key}:${minio_secret_key}@minio.minio.svc.cluster.local:9000
+	kubectl run "minio" \
+		--rm \
+		--attach \
+		--stdin \
+		--restart Never \
+		--wait \
+		--namespace "${DETIK_CLIENT_NAMESPACE-"k8up-system"}" \
+		--image "${MINIO_IMAGE-minio/mc:latest}" \
+		--env "MC_HOST_s3=${minio_url}" \
+		--pod-running-timeout 10s \
+		--quiet=true \
+		--command -- \
+			mc \
+			"${@}"
+}
+
 replace_in_file() {
 	VAR_NAME=${1}
 	VAR_VALUE=${2}
@@ -74,11 +97,16 @@ apply() {
 	kubectl apply -f "debug/${1}/main.yml"
 }
 
-given_a_subject() {
-	kubectl delete namespace k8up-e2e-subject --ignore-not-found
+given_a_clean_ns() {
+	kubectl delete namespace "${DETIK_CLIENT_NAMESPACE}" --ignore-not-found
 	kubectl delete pv subject-pv --ignore-not-found
-	kubectl create namespace k8up-e2e-subject || true
+	kubectl create namespace "${DETIK_CLIENT_NAMESPACE}"
+	echo "✅  The namespace '${DETIK_CLIENT_NAMESPACE}' is ready."
+}
+
+given_a_subject() {
 	apply definitions/subject
+	echo "✅  The subject is ready"
 }
 
 given_s3_storage() {
@@ -87,16 +115,24 @@ given_s3_storage() {
 	helm upgrade --install minio \
 		--values definitions/minio/helm.yaml \
 		--create-namespace \
-		--namespace minio \
+		--namespace "${MINIO_NAMESPACE}" \
 		minio/minio
+
+	echo "✅  S3 Storage is ready"
 }
 
-given_running_operator() {
+given_a_running_operator() {
 	apply definitions/k8up
+
+	NAMESPACE=k8up-system \
+		wait_until deployment/k8up-operator available
+	echo "✅  A running operator is ready"
 }
 
 wait_until() {
 	object=${1}
 	condition=${2}
-	kubectl -n "${DETIK_CLIENT_NAMESPACE}" wait --timeout 1m --for "condition=${condition}" "${object}"
+	ns=${NAMESPACE=${DETIK_CLIENT_NAMESPACE}}
+	echo "Waiting for '${object}' in namespace '${ns}' to become '${condition}' ..."
+	kubectl -n "${ns}" wait --timeout 1m --for "condition=${condition}" "${object}"
 }
diff --git a/e2e/test-01-backup.bats b/e2e/test-01-backup.bats
index e879ae0ff..8660434b6 100644
--- a/e2e/test-01-backup.bats
+++ b/e2e/test-01-backup.bats
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ DETIK_CLIENT_NAMESPACE="k8up-e2e-subject"
 DEBUG_DETIK="true"
 
 @test "verify a backup" {
-	given_running_operator
+	given_a_running_operator
+	given_a_clean_ns
 	given_s3_storage
 	given_a_subject
 
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ DEBUG_DETIK="true"
 
 	run restic snapshots 2>/dev/null
 
+	echo "Restic output: '${output}'"
+
 	echo -n "Number of Snapshots >= 1? "
 	jq -e 'length >= 1' <<< "${output}"          # Ensure that there was actually a backup created
 }