diff --git a/test/e2e/shared/common.go b/test/e2e/shared/common.go
index 8bef9e9964..68f266cb89 100644
--- a/test/e2e/shared/common.go
+++ b/test/e2e/shared/common.go
@@ -174,9 +174,13 @@ func getOpenStackClusterFromMachine(ctx context.Context, client client.Client, m
 	return openStackCluster, err
 }
 
-// getIDFromProviderID returns the server ID part of a provider ID string.
-func getIDFromProviderID(providerID string) string {
-	return strings.TrimPrefix(providerID, "openstack:///")
+// GetIDFromProviderID returns the server ID part of a provider ID string.
+func GetIDFromProviderID(providerID string) string {
+	providerIDSplit := strings.SplitN(providerID, "://", 2)
+	Expect(providerIDSplit[0]).To(Equal("openstack"))
+	providerIDPathSplit := strings.SplitN(providerIDSplit[1], "/", 2)
+	// providerIDPathSplit[0] contain region name, could be empty
+	return providerIDPathSplit[1]
 }
 
 type OpenStackLogCollector struct {
@@ -201,7 +205,7 @@ func (o OpenStackLogCollector) CollectMachineLog(ctx context.Context, management
 	}
 	ip := m.Status.Addresses[0].Address
 
-	srv, err := GetOpenStackServerWithIP(o.E2EContext, getIDFromProviderID(*m.Spec.ProviderID), openStackCluster)
+	srv, err := GetOpenStackServerWithIP(o.E2EContext, GetIDFromProviderID(*m.Spec.ProviderID), openStackCluster)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error getting OpenStack server: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e/suites/e2e/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/suites/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 7ae512c457..cb860044b4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/suites/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/suites/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -1137,11 +1137,7 @@ func getInstanceIDForMachine(machine *clusterv1.Machine) string {
 	providerID := machine.Spec.ProviderID
 	Expect(providerID).NotTo(BeNil())
 
-	providerIDSplit := strings.SplitN(*providerID, "://", 2)
-	Expect(providerIDSplit[0]).To(Equal("openstack"))
-	providerIDPathSplit := strings.SplitN(providerIDSplit[1], "/", 2)
-	// providerIDPathSplit[0] contain region name, could be empty
-	return providerIDPathSplit[1]
+	return shared.GetIDFromProviderID(*machine.Spec.ProviderID)
 }
 
 func isErrorEventExists(namespace, machineDeploymentName, eventReason, errorMsg string, eList *corev1.EventList) bool {