diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes-local.go b/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes-local.go
index 61a0202d5fc..16b61c0e7e1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes-local.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes-local.go
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("PersistentVolumes-local ", func() {
 			var (
 				pvc   *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim
 				pods  = map[string]*v1.Pod{}
-				count = 50
+				count = 2
 				err   error
 			)
 			pvc = e2epv.MakePersistentVolumeClaim(makeLocalPVCConfig(config, DirectoryLocalVolumeType), config.ns)