diff --git a/test/e2e/pods.go b/test/e2e/pods.go
index 0f0fbee9d04..4d189988576 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pods.go
+++ b/test/e2e/pods.go
@@ -693,7 +693,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Pods", func() {
 									Port: intstr.FromInt(8080),
 								},
 							},
-							InitialDelaySeconds: 30,
+							InitialDelaySeconds: 15,
+							TimeoutSeconds:      10,
 							FailureThreshold:    1,
 						},
 					},