diff --git a/e2e/selective_deployment_test.go b/e2e/selective_deployment_test.go
index 0aef4e18..591bf4fa 100644
--- a/e2e/selective_deployment_test.go
+++ b/e2e/selective_deployment_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	controllerruntimeclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/e2e-framework/klient"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/e2e-framework/klient/wait"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/e2e-framework/klient/wait/conditions"
@@ -71,20 +72,87 @@ func TestSelectiveDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 			return ctx
 		}).
 		Assess("spin app is only serving hello component", func(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cfg *envconf.Config) context.Context {
-			helper.EnsureDebugContainer(t, ctx, cfg, testNamespace)
+			return testSelectiveDeploymentOfSalutationsApp(ctx, t, cfg, testSpinAppName)
+		}).
+		Feature()
+	testEnv.Test(t, defaultTest)
+}
+
+// TestSelectiveDeploymentSpintainer is a test that checks that selective deployment works
+func TestSelectiveDeploymentSpintainer(t *testing.T) {
+	var client klient.Client
+
+	salutationsApp := "ghcr.io/kate-goldenring/spin-operator/examples/spin-salutations:20241022-144454"
+	testSpinAppName := "test-spintainer-selective-deployment"
+
+	defaultTest := features.New("default and most minimal setup").
+		Setup(func(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cfg *envconf.Config) context.Context {
+
+			client = cfg.Client()
+
+			if err := spinapps_v1alpha1.AddToScheme(client.Resources(testNamespace).GetScheme()); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to register the spinapps_v1alpha1 types with Kubernetes scheme: %s", err)
+			}
 
-			_, status, err := helper.CurlSpinApp(t, ctx, cfg, testNamespace, testSpinAppName, "/hi", "")
+			return ctx
+		}).
+		Assess("spin app custom resource is created", func(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cfg *envconf.Config) context.Context {
+			testSpinApp := newSpinAppCR(testSpinAppName, salutationsApp, "spintainer", []string{"hello"})
+
+			if err := client.Resources().Create(ctx, newSpintainerExecutor(testNamespace)); controllerruntimeclient.IgnoreAlreadyExists(err) != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Failed to create spinappexecutor: %s", err)
+			}
 
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			require.Equal(t, 200, status)
+			if err := client.Resources().Create(ctx, testSpinApp); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Failed to create spinapp: %s", err)
+			}
 
-			_, status, err = helper.CurlSpinApp(t, ctx, cfg, testNamespace, testSpinAppName, "/bye", "")
+			return ctx
+		}).
+		Assess("spin app deployment and service are available", func(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cfg *envconf.Config) context.Context {
+			// wait for deployment to be ready
+			if err := wait.For(
+				conditions.New(client.Resources()).DeploymentAvailable(testSpinAppName, testNamespace),
+				wait.WithTimeout(3*time.Minute),
+				wait.WithInterval(time.Second),
+			); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
 
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			require.Equal(t, 404, status)
+			svc := &v1.ServiceList{
+				Items: []v1.Service{
+					{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: testSpinAppName, Namespace: testNamespace}},
+				},
+			}
 
+			if err := wait.For(
+				conditions.New(client.Resources()).ResourcesFound(svc),
+				wait.WithTimeout(3*time.Minute),
+				wait.WithInterval(500*time.Millisecond),
+			); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
 			return ctx
 		}).
+		Assess("spin app is only serving hello component", func(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cfg *envconf.Config) context.Context {
+			return testSelectiveDeploymentOfSalutationsApp(ctx, t, cfg, testSpinAppName)
+		}).
 		Feature()
 	testEnv.Test(t, defaultTest)
 }
+
+func testSelectiveDeploymentOfSalutationsApp(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cfg *envconf.Config, testSpinAppName string) context.Context {
+	helper.EnsureDebugContainer(t, ctx, cfg, testNamespace)
+
+	_, status, err := helper.CurlSpinApp(t, ctx, cfg, testNamespace, testSpinAppName, "/hi", "")
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, 200, status)
+
+	_, status, err = helper.CurlSpinApp(t, ctx, cfg, testNamespace, testSpinAppName, "/bye", "")
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, 404, status)
+
+	return ctx
+}
diff --git a/e2e/spintainer_test.go b/e2e/spintainer_test.go
index 4869f49a..048e82ef 100644
--- a/e2e/spintainer_test.go
+++ b/e2e/spintainer_test.go
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ func newSpintainerExecutor(namespace string) *spinapps_v1alpha1.SpinAppExecutor
 		Spec: spinapps_v1alpha1.SpinAppExecutorSpec{
 			CreateDeployment: true,
 			DeploymentConfig: &spinapps_v1alpha1.ExecutorDeploymentConfig{
-				SpinImage: generics.Ptr("ghcr.io/fermyon/spin:v2.7.0"),
+				// TODO: pin this to Spin 3.0 once released
+				SpinImage: generics.Ptr("ghcr.io/fermyon/spin:canary"),
 			},
 		},
 	}