diff --git a/test/e2e_federation/federated-daemonset.go b/test/e2e_federation/federated-daemonset.go
index ef7187c2b14..73c8dce9390 100644
--- a/test/e2e_federation/federated-daemonset.go
+++ b/test/e2e_federation/federated-daemonset.go
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Federation daemonsets [Feature:Federation]", fun
 			verifyCascadingDeletionForDS(f.FederationClientset, clusters, &orphanDependents, nsName)
 			By(fmt.Sprintf("Verified that daemonsets were not deleted from underlying clusters"))
 		})
+
 		It("should not be deleted from underlying clusters when OrphanDependents is nil", func() {
 			fedframework.SkipUnlessFederated(f.ClientSet)
 			nsName := f.FederationNamespace.Name
diff --git a/test/e2e_federation/federated-deployment.go b/test/e2e_federation/federated-deployment.go
index ba9767238c1..3df2e173045 100644
--- a/test/e2e_federation/federated-deployment.go
+++ b/test/e2e_federation/federated-deployment.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const (
 var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Federation deployments [Feature:Federation]", func() {
 	f := fedframework.NewDefaultFederatedFramework("federation-deployment")
 
-	Describe("Deployment objects", func() {
+	Describe("Deployment objects [NoCluster]", func() {
 		AfterEach(func() {
 			fedframework.SkipUnlessFederated(f.ClientSet)
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Federation deployments [Feature:Federation]", fu
 			unregisterClusters(clusters, f)
 		})
 
-		It("should create and update matching deployments in underling clusters", func() {
+		It("should create and update matching deployments in underlying clusters", func() {
 			nsName := f.FederationNamespace.Name
 			dep := createDeploymentOrFail(f.FederationClientset, nsName)
 			defer func() {
diff --git a/test/e2e_federation/federated-ingress.go b/test/e2e_federation/federated-ingress.go
index 7271f715d07..078e2d77476 100644
--- a/test/e2e_federation/federated-ingress.go
+++ b/test/e2e_federation/federated-ingress.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Federated ingresses [Feature:Federation]", func(
 
 	// Create/delete ingress api objects
 	// Validate federation apiserver, does not rely on underlying clusters or federation ingress controller.
-	Describe("Federated Ingresses", func() {
+	Describe("Federated Ingresses [NoCluster]", func() {
 		AfterEach(func() {
 			nsName := f.FederationNamespace.Name
 			// Delete all ingresses.
diff --git a/test/e2e_federation/federated-replicaset.go b/test/e2e_federation/federated-replicaset.go
index 09ca8e6ae63..06ea6c375db 100644
--- a/test/e2e_federation/federated-replicaset.go
+++ b/test/e2e_federation/federated-replicaset.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const (
 var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Federation replicasets [Feature:Federation]", func() {
 	f := fedframework.NewDefaultFederatedFramework("federation-replicaset")
 
-	Describe("ReplicaSet objects", func() {
+	Describe("ReplicaSet objects [NoCluster]", func() {
 		AfterEach(func() {
 			fedframework.SkipUnlessFederated(f.ClientSet)
 
diff --git a/test/e2e_federation/federation-apiserver.go b/test/e2e_federation/federation-apiserver.go
index 70971085229..90c6412f7a1 100644
--- a/test/e2e_federation/federation-apiserver.go
+++ b/test/e2e_federation/federation-apiserver.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import (
 var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Federation apiserver [Feature:Federation]", func() {
 	f := fedframework.NewDefaultFederatedFramework("federation-cluster")
 
-	Describe("Cluster objects", func() {
+	Describe("Cluster objects [Serial]", func() {
 		AfterEach(func() {
 			fedframework.SkipUnlessFederated(f.ClientSet)
 
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Federation apiserver [Feature:Federation]", func
 			framework.Logf("Verified that zero clusters remain")
 		})
 	})
-	Describe("Admission control", func() {
+
+	Describe("Admission control [NoCluster]", func() {
 		AfterEach(func() {
 			fedframework.SkipUnlessFederated(f.ClientSet)
 		})
diff --git a/test/e2e_federation/federation-authn.go b/test/e2e_federation/federation-authn.go
index dee2b95b076..cac8032267d 100644
--- a/test/e2e_federation/federation-authn.go
+++ b/test/e2e_federation/federation-authn.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("[Feature:Federation]", func() {
 	f := fedframework.NewDefaultFederatedFramework("federation-apiserver-authn")
 
-	var _ = Describe("Federation API server authentication", func() {
+	var _ = Describe("Federation API server authentication [NoCluster]", func() {
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			fedframework.SkipUnlessFederated(f.ClientSet)
 		})
diff --git a/test/e2e_federation/federation-event.go b/test/e2e_federation/federation-event.go
index 30f8ddb5aa7..a2fcf3a1cec 100644
--- a/test/e2e_federation/federation-event.go
+++ b/test/e2e_federation/federation-event.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const (
 var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Federation events [Feature:Federation]", func() {
 	f := fedframework.NewDefaultFederatedFramework("federation-event")
 
-	Describe("Event objects", func() {
+	Describe("Event objects [NoCluster]", func() {
 		AfterEach(func() {
 			fedframework.SkipUnlessFederated(f.ClientSet)