diff --git a/test/e2e_node/summary_test.go b/test/e2e_node/summary_test.go
index 2c520def83e..31574ab06fe 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/summary_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/summary_test.go
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ func recent(d time.Duration) types.GomegaMatcher {
 	}, gomega.And(
 		gomega.BeTemporally(">=", time.Now().Add(-d)),
 		// Now() is the test start time, not the match time, so permit a few extra minutes.
-		gomega.BeTemporally("<", time.Now().Add(2*time.Minute))))
+		gomega.BeTemporally("<", time.Now().Add(3*time.Minute))))
 }
 
 func recordSystemCgroupProcesses() {