diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/util.go b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
index 3ce564189ff..133b42273f5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
@@ -1297,12 +1297,14 @@ func taintExists(taints []v1.Taint, taintToFind *v1.Taint) bool {
 //   expectedWatchEvents array of events which are expected to occur
 //   scenario            the function to run
 func WatchEventSequenceVerifier(testContext context.Context, dc dynamic.Interface, resourceType schema.GroupVersionResource, namespace string, resourceName string, listOptions metav1.ListOptions, expectedWatchEvents []watch.Event, scenario func(*watchtools.RetryWatcher) []watch.Event) {
+	initResource, err := dc.Resource(resourceType).Namespace(namespace).List(testContext, listOptions)
+	ExpectNoError(err, "Failed to fetch inital resource")
 	listWatcher := &cache.ListWatch{
 		WatchFunc: func(listOptions metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
 			return dc.Resource(resourceType).Namespace(namespace).Watch(testContext, listOptions)
 		},
 	}
-	resourceWatch, err := watchtools.NewRetryWatcher("1", listWatcher)
+	resourceWatch, err := watchtools.NewRetryWatcher(initResource.GetResourceVersion(), listWatcher)
 	ExpectNoError(err, "Failed to create a resource watch of %v in namespace %v", resourceType.Resource, namespace)
 
 	// NOTE value of 3 retries seems to make sense
@@ -1334,12 +1336,51 @@ retriesLoop:
 		if actualWatchEventsHasDelete == false {
 			_ = dc.Resource(resourceType).Namespace(namespace).DeleteCollection(testContext, metav1.DeleteOptions{}, listOptions)
 		}
-		// TODO restructure failures handling
 		if errs.Len() > 0 && try < retries {
-			fmt.Println(fmt.Errorf("invariants violated:\n* %s", strings.Join(errs.List(), "\n* ")))
+			fmt.Println("invariants violated:\n", strings.Join(errs.List(), "\n - "))
 			continue retriesLoop
 		}
-		ExpectEqual(errs.Len() > 0, false, fmt.Errorf("invariants violated:\n* %s", strings.Join(errs.List(), "\n* ")))
+		ExpectEqual(errs.Len() > 0, false, strings.Join(errs.List(), "\n - "))
 		ExpectEqual(totalValidWatchEvents, len(expectedWatchEvents), "Error: there must be an equal amount of total valid watch events (%v) and expected watch events (%v)", totalValidWatchEvents, len(expectedWatchEvents))
+		break retriesLoop
 	}
 }
+
+func WatchUntilWithoutRetry(ctx context.Context, watcher watch.Interface, conditions ...watchtools.ConditionFunc) (*watch.Event, error) {
+	ch := watcher.ResultChan()
+	var lastEvent *watch.Event
+	for _, condition := range conditions {
+		// check the next condition against the previous event and short circuit waiting for the next watch
+		if lastEvent != nil {
+			done, err := condition(*lastEvent)
+			if err != nil {
+				return lastEvent, err
+			}
+			if done {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+	ConditionSucceeded:
+		for {
+			select {
+			case event, ok := <-ch:
+				if !ok {
+					return lastEvent, watchtools.ErrWatchClosed
+				}
+				lastEvent = &event
+
+				done, err := condition(event)
+				if err != nil {
+					return lastEvent, err
+				}
+				if done {
+					break ConditionSucceeded
+				}
+
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return lastEvent, wait.ErrWaitTimeout
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return lastEvent, nil
+}