diff --git a/scripts/install.tpl.sh b/scripts/install.tpl.sh
index 1b44ac630..5e15ee84a 100644
--- a/scripts/install.tpl.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.tpl.sh
@@ -38,5 +38,8 @@ kubectl_wait "cert-manager" "deployment/cert-manager-webhook" "60s"
 kubectl apply -f "https://github.com/operator-framework/catalogd/releases/download/${catalogd_version}/catalogd.yaml"
 kubectl_wait "olmv1-system" "deployment/catalogd-controller-manager" "60s"
 
+kubectl apply -f "https://github.com/operator-framework/catalogd/releases/download/${catalogd_version}/default-catalogs.yaml"
+kubectl wait --for=condition=Unpacked "clustercatalog/operatorhubio" --timeout="60s"
+
 kubectl apply -f "${operator_controller_manifest}"
 kubectl_wait "olmv1-system" "deployment/operator-controller-controller-manager" "60s"
diff --git a/test/extension-developer-e2e/setup.sh b/test/extension-developer-e2e/setup.sh
index 889080ad6..a76dabaad 100755
--- a/test/extension-developer-e2e/setup.sh
+++ b/test/extension-developer-e2e/setup.sh
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ reg_bundle_img="${LOCAL_REGISTRY_HOST}/bundles/registry-v1/registry-bundle:v0.0.
 catalog_img="${CATALOG_IMG}"
 reg_pkg_name="${REG_PKG_NAME}"
 
+
+########################################
+# Remove the default OperatorHub.io 
+# ClusterCatalog
+########################################
+
+# We only want to worry about the test catalogs
+kubectl delete clustercatalog operatorhubio
+
 ########################################
 # Create the registry+v1 based extension
 # and build + load images