diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/csi_mock_volume.go b/test/e2e/storage/csi_mock_volume.go
index 595b8ee5215..39383ef3f2c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/csi_mock_volume.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/csi_mock_volume.go
@@ -470,8 +470,9 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("CSI mock volume", func() {
 
 				ginkgo.By("Expanding current pvc")
 				newSize := resource.MustParse("6Gi")
-				pvc, err = testsuites.ExpandPVCSize(pvc, newSize, m.cs)
+				newPVC, err := testsuites.ExpandPVCSize(pvc, newSize, m.cs)
 				framework.ExpectNoError(err, "While updating pvc for more size")
+				pvc = newPVC
 				gomega.Expect(pvc).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 
 				pvcSize := pvc.Spec.Resources.Requests[v1.ResourceStorage]
@@ -561,8 +562,9 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("CSI mock volume", func() {
 
 				ginkgo.By("Expanding current pvc")
 				newSize := resource.MustParse("6Gi")
-				pvc, err = testsuites.ExpandPVCSize(pvc, newSize, m.cs)
+				newPVC, err := testsuites.ExpandPVCSize(pvc, newSize, m.cs)
 				framework.ExpectNoError(err, "While updating pvc for more size")
+				pvc = newPVC
 				gomega.Expect(pvc).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 
 				pvcSize := pvc.Spec.Resources.Requests[v1.ResourceStorage]
diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/flexvolume_mounted_volume_resize.go b/test/e2e/storage/flexvolume_mounted_volume_resize.go
index 0a21de8d3bd..8696a4b501a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/flexvolume_mounted_volume_resize.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/flexvolume_mounted_volume_resize.go
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("Mounted flexvolume expand[Slow]", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.By("Expanding current pvc")
 		newSize := resource.MustParse("6Gi")
-		pvc, err = testsuites.ExpandPVCSize(pvc, newSize, c)
+		newPVC, err := testsuites.ExpandPVCSize(pvc, newSize, c)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "While updating pvc for more size")
+		pvc = newPVC
 		gomega.Expect(pvc).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 
 		pvcSize := pvc.Spec.Resources.Requests[v1.ResourceStorage]
diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/flexvolume_online_resize.go b/test/e2e/storage/flexvolume_online_resize.go
index 535bad70e35..c055007069e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/flexvolume_online_resize.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/flexvolume_online_resize.go
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("Mounted flexvolume volume expand [Slow] [Feature:Expa
 
 		ginkgo.By("Expanding current pvc")
 		newSize := resource.MustParse("6Gi")
-		pvc, err = testsuites.ExpandPVCSize(pvc, newSize, c)
+		newPVC, err := testsuites.ExpandPVCSize(pvc, newSize, c)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "While updating pvc for more size")
+		pvc = newPVC
 		gomega.Expect(pvc).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 
 		pvcSize := pvc.Spec.Resources.Requests[v1.ResourceStorage]
diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/mounted_volume_resize.go b/test/e2e/storage/mounted_volume_resize.go
index 24d76eee8ed..06066070bc6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/mounted_volume_resize.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/mounted_volume_resize.go
@@ -131,8 +131,9 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("Mounted volume expand", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.By("Expanding current pvc")
 		newSize := resource.MustParse("6Gi")
-		pvc, err = testsuites.ExpandPVCSize(pvc, newSize, c)
+		newPVC, err := testsuites.ExpandPVCSize(pvc, newSize, c)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "While updating pvc for more size")
+		pvc = newPVC
 		gomega.Expect(pvc).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 
 		pvcSize := pvc.Spec.Resources.Requests[v1.ResourceStorage]
diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/volume_expand.go b/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/volume_expand.go
index 8d73a4539b0..7accadd3155 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/volume_expand.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/volume_expand.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (v *volumeExpandTestSuite) defineTests(driver TestDriver, pattern testpatte
 			newSize := currentPvcSize.DeepCopy()
 			newSize.Add(resource.MustParse("1Gi"))
 			e2elog.Logf("currentPvcSize %v, newSize %v", currentPvcSize, newSize)
-			l.resource.pvc, err = ExpandPVCSize(l.resource.pvc, newSize, f.ClientSet)
+			_, err = ExpandPVCSize(l.resource.pvc, newSize, f.ClientSet)
 			framework.ExpectError(err, "While updating non-expandable PVC")
 		})
 	} else {
@@ -173,8 +173,9 @@ func (v *volumeExpandTestSuite) defineTests(driver TestDriver, pattern testpatte
 			newSize := currentPvcSize.DeepCopy()
 			newSize.Add(resource.MustParse("1Gi"))
 			e2elog.Logf("currentPvcSize %v, newSize %v", currentPvcSize, newSize)
-			l.resource.pvc, err = ExpandPVCSize(l.resource.pvc, newSize, f.ClientSet)
+			newPVC, err := ExpandPVCSize(l.resource.pvc, newSize, f.ClientSet)
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "While updating pvc for more size")
+			l.resource.pvc = newPVC
 			gomega.Expect(l.resource.pvc).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 
 			pvcSize := l.resource.pvc.Spec.Resources.Requests[v1.ResourceStorage]
@@ -232,8 +233,9 @@ func (v *volumeExpandTestSuite) defineTests(driver TestDriver, pattern testpatte
 			newSize := currentPvcSize.DeepCopy()
 			newSize.Add(resource.MustParse("1Gi"))
 			e2elog.Logf("currentPvcSize %v, newSize %v", currentPvcSize, newSize)
-			l.resource.pvc, err = ExpandPVCSize(l.resource.pvc, newSize, f.ClientSet)
+			newPVC, err := ExpandPVCSize(l.resource.pvc, newSize, f.ClientSet)
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "While updating pvc for more size")
+			l.resource.pvc = newPVC
 			gomega.Expect(l.resource.pvc).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 
 			pvcSize := l.resource.pvc.Spec.Resources.Requests[v1.ResourceStorage]