diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/deployment_util.go b/test/e2e/framework/deployment_util.go
index 62162432816..2a48e68e628 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/deployment_util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/deployment_util.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func CreateDeployment(client clientset.Interface, replicas int32, podLabels map[
 // name.  A slice of BASH commands can be supplied as args to be run by the pod
 func MakeDeployment(replicas int32, podLabels map[string]string, nodeSelector map[string]string, namespace string, pvclaims []*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, isPrivileged bool, command string) *apps.Deployment {
 	if len(command) == 0 {
-		command = "while true; do sleep 1; done"
+		command = "trap exit TERM; while true; do sleep 1; done"
 	}
 	zero := int64(0)
 	deploymentName := "deployment-" + string(uuid.NewUUID())
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/pv_util.go b/test/e2e/framework/pv_util.go
index 1952d8d8157..131806ad4ee 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/pv_util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/pv_util.go
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ func MakeWritePod(ns string, pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim) *v1.Pod {
 // name.  A slice of BASH commands can be supplied as args to be run by the pod
 func MakePod(ns string, nodeSelector map[string]string, pvclaims []*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, isPrivileged bool, command string) *v1.Pod {
 	if len(command) == 0 {
-		command = "while true; do sleep 1; done"
+		command = "trap exit TERM; while true; do sleep 1; done"
 	}
 	podSpec := &v1.Pod{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ func MakeNginxPod(ns string, nodeSelector map[string]string, pvclaims []*v1.Pers
 // SELinux testing requires to pass HostIPC and HostPID as booleansi arguments.
 func MakeSecPod(ns string, pvclaims []*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, isPrivileged bool, command string, hostIPC bool, hostPID bool, seLinuxLabel *v1.SELinuxOptions, fsGroup *int64) *v1.Pod {
 	if len(command) == 0 {
-		command = "while true; do sleep 1; done"
+		command = "trap exit TERM; while true; do sleep 1; done"
 	}
 	podName := "security-context-" + string(uuid.NewUUID())
 	if fsGroup == nil {
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/util.go b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
index 4373d970701..618a1c6520a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
@@ -3474,7 +3474,7 @@ func newExecPodSpec(ns, generateName string) *v1.Pod {
 				{
 					Name:    "exec",
 					Image:   BusyBoxImage,
-					Command: []string{"sh", "-c", "while true; do sleep 5; done"},
+					Command: []string{"sh", "-c", "trap exit TERM; while true; do sleep 5; done"},
 				},
 			},
 		},