diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/util.go b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
index a41b317ec9f..8a959facc88 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ func waitForPodTerminatedInNamespace(c *client.Client, podName, reason, namespac
 func waitForPodSuccessInNamespaceTimeout(c *client.Client, podName string, namespace string, timeout time.Duration) error {
 	return waitForPodCondition(c, namespace, podName, "success or failure", timeout, func(pod *api.Pod) (bool, error) {
 		if pod.Spec.RestartPolicy == api.RestartPolicyAlways {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("pod %q will never terminate with a succeeded state since its restart policy is Always", podName)
+			return true, fmt.Errorf("pod %q will never terminate with a succeeded state since its restart policy is Always", podName)
 		}
 		switch pod.Status.Phase {
 		case api.PodSucceeded: