diff --git a/test/extended/node/node_swap.go b/test/extended/node/node_swap.go
index 7adfced56c6d..f3f0c151c0ce 100644
--- a/test/extended/node/node_swap.go
+++ b/test/extended/node/node_swap.go
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ import (
 	exutil "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/util"
 )
 
-const (
-	workerGeneratedKubeletMC = "99-worker-generated-kubelet"
-)
-
 var _ = g.Describe("[Jira:Node][sig-node] Node non-cnv swap configuration", func() {
 	defer g.GinkgoRecover()
 
@@ -117,10 +113,10 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[Jira:Node][sig-node] Node non-cnv swap configuration", func
 
 		g.By("Getting initial machine config resourceVersion")
 		// Get the initial resourceVersion of the worker machine config before creating KubeletConfig
-		workerMC, err := mcClient.MachineconfigurationV1().MachineConfigs().Get(ctx, workerGeneratedKubeletMC, metav1.GetOptions{})
-		o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred(), "Failed to get initial machine config %s", workerGeneratedKubeletMC)
-		initialResourceVersion := workerMC.ResourceVersion
-		framework.Logf("Initial %s resourceVersion: %s", workerGeneratedKubeletMC, initialResourceVersion)
+		workerGeneratedKubeletMC, err := getWorkerGeneratedKubeletMC(ctx, mcClient)
+		o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred(), "Failed to find worker-generated-kubelet MachineConfig")
+		initialResourceVersion := workerGeneratedKubeletMC.ResourceVersion
+		framework.Logf("Initial %s resourceVersion: %s", workerGeneratedKubeletMC.Name, initialResourceVersion)
 
 		g.By("Creating a KubeletConfig with swap settings")
 		kcName := fmt.Sprintf("test-swap-override-%d", time.Now().UnixNano())
@@ -187,10 +183,10 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[Jira:Node][sig-node] Node non-cnv swap configuration", func
 		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 
 		// Check if the machine config was created or updated (compare to initial resourceVersion captured earlier)
-		workerMC, err = mcClient.MachineconfigurationV1().MachineConfigs().Get(ctx, workerGeneratedKubeletMC, metav1.GetOptions{})
-		o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred(), "Failed to get machine config %s for verification", workerGeneratedKubeletMC)
-		o.Expect(workerMC.ResourceVersion).To(o.Equal(initialResourceVersion), "Machine config %s should not be updated when failSwapOn is rejected", workerGeneratedKubeletMC)
-		framework.Logf("Verified: %s was not updated (resourceVersion: %s)", workerGeneratedKubeletMC, workerMC.ResourceVersion)
+		workerMCAfter, err := getWorkerGeneratedKubeletMC(ctx, mcClient)
+		o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred(), "Failed to find worker-generated-kubelet MachineConfig for verification")
+		o.Expect(workerMCAfter.ResourceVersion).To(o.Equal(initialResourceVersion), "Machine config %s should not be updated when failSwapOn is rejected", workerMCAfter.Name)
+		framework.Logf("Verified: %s was not updated (resourceVersion: %s)", workerMCAfter.Name, workerMCAfter.ResourceVersion)
 
 		g.By("Verifying worker nodes still have correct swap settings")
 		allWorkerNodes, err := getNodesByLabel(ctx, oc, "node-role.kubernetes.io/worker")
diff --git a/test/extended/node/node_utils.go b/test/extended/node/node_utils.go
index 40ae3b9105e7..0800233a9bd1 100644
--- a/test/extended/node/node_utils.go
+++ b/test/extended/node/node_utils.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 
 	o "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
+	machineconfigv1 "github.com/openshift/api/machineconfiguration/v1"
 	machineconfigclient "github.com/openshift/client-go/machineconfiguration/clientset/versioned"
 	exutil "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/util"
 )
@@ -523,6 +524,30 @@ func waitForMCP(ctx context.Context, mcClient *machineconfigclient.Clientset, po
 	})
 }
 
+// getWorkerGeneratedKubeletMC finds and returns the highest numbered worker-generated-kubelet MachineConfig.
+// KubeletConfig changes affect the highest numbered config, so we return that one.
+func getWorkerGeneratedKubeletMC(ctx context.Context, mcClient *machineconfigclient.Clientset) (*machineconfigv1.MachineConfig, error) {
+	mcList, err := mcClient.MachineconfigurationV1().MachineConfigs().List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var highestMC *machineconfigv1.MachineConfig
+	for i := range mcList.Items {
+		if strings.Contains(mcList.Items[i].Name, "worker-generated-kubelet") {
+			if highestMC == nil || mcList.Items[i].Name > highestMC.Name {
+				highestMC = &mcList.Items[i]
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if highestMC == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("worker-generated-kubelet MachineConfig not found")
+	}
+
+	return highestMC, nil
+}
+
 // labelWorkerNodesForCNV labels all worker nodes with kubevirt.io/schedulable=true
 func labelWorkerNodesForCNV(ctx context.Context, oc *exutil.CLI) error {
 	framework.Logf("Labeling worker nodes for CNV...")