diff --git a/e2e-tests/functions b/e2e-tests/functions
index 31900b36c7..08a9b905f2 100755
--- a/e2e-tests/functions
+++ b/e2e-tests/functions
@@ -1295,6 +1295,9 @@ check_passwords_leak() {
 	echo pods=$pods
 
 	collect_logs() {
+		local containers
+		local count
+
 		NS=$1
 		for p in $pods; do
 			containers=$(kubectl_bin -n "$NS" get pod $p -o jsonpath='{.spec.containers[*].name}')