diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/host_path_type.go b/test/e2e/storage/host_path_type.go
index 0abe44570f4..140ee432480 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/host_path_type.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/host_path_type.go
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ func verifyPodHostPathType(f *framework.Framework, nodeSelector map[string]strin
 	newPod, err := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(f.Namespace.Name).Create(context.TODO(),
 		newHostPathTypeTestPod(nodeSelector, hostDir, "/mnt/test", hostPathType), metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
-	framework.ExpectNoError(e2epod.WaitTimeoutForPodRunningInNamespace(f.ClientSet, newPod.Name, newPod.Namespace, f.Timeouts.PodStartShort))
+	framework.ExpectNoError(e2epod.WaitTimeoutForPodRunningInNamespace(f.ClientSet, newPod.Name, newPod.Namespace, f.Timeouts.PodStart))
 
 	f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(f.Namespace.Name).Delete(context.TODO(), newPod.Name, *metav1.NewDeleteOptions(0))
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes-local.go b/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes-local.go
index fb4e2ee09cc..35dce5150b5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes-local.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes-local.go
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("PersistentVolumes-local ", func() {
 			createLocalPVCsPVs(config, []*localTestVolume{testVol}, immediateMode)
 			pod, err := createLocalPod(config, testVol, nil)
 			framework.ExpectError(err)
-			err = e2epod.WaitTimeoutForPodRunningInNamespace(config.client, pod.Name, pod.Namespace, f.Timeouts.PodStartShort)
+			err = e2epod.WaitTimeoutForPodRunningInNamespace(config.client, pod.Name, pod.Namespace, f.Timeouts.PodStart)
 			framework.ExpectError(err)
 			cleanupLocalPVCsPVs(config, []*localTestVolume{testVol})
 		})
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("PersistentVolumes-local ", func() {
 			pod, err := config.client.CoreV1().Pods(config.ns).Create(context.TODO(), pod, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 
-			err = e2epod.WaitTimeoutForPodRunningInNamespace(config.client, pod.Name, pod.Namespace, f.Timeouts.PodStartShort)
+			err = e2epod.WaitTimeoutForPodRunningInNamespace(config.client, pod.Name, pod.Namespace, f.Timeouts.PodStart)
 			framework.ExpectError(err)
 
 			cleanupLocalVolumes(config, []*localTestVolume{testVol})
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ func createLocalPod(config *localTestConfig, volume *localTestVolume, fsGroup *i
 		SeLinuxLabel: selinuxLabel,
 		FsGroup:      fsGroup,
 	}
-	return e2epod.CreateSecPod(config.client, &podConfig, config.timeouts.PodStartShort)
+	return e2epod.CreateSecPod(config.client, &podConfig, config.timeouts.PodStart)
 }
 
 func createWriteCmd(testDir string, testFile string, writeTestFileContent string, volumeType localVolumeType) string {
diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/volume_metrics.go b/test/e2e/storage/volume_metrics.go
index d4d45184e8f..c7de2534308 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/volume_metrics.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/volume_metrics.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("[Serial] Volume metrics", func() {
 		pod, err = c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Create(context.TODO(), pod, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to create Pod %s/%s", pod.Namespace, pod.Name)
 
-		err = e2epod.WaitTimeoutForPodRunningInNamespace(c, pod.Name, pod.Namespace, f.Timeouts.PodStartShort)
+		err = e2epod.WaitTimeoutForPodRunningInNamespace(c, pod.Name, pod.Namespace, f.Timeouts.PodStart)
 		framework.ExpectError(err)
 
 		framework.Logf("Deleting pod %q/%q", pod.Namespace, pod.Name)