diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/pod/wait.go b/test/e2e/framework/pod/wait.go
index 4f7e0691f24..fd2075c7bb4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/pod/wait.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/pod/wait.go
@@ -215,10 +215,9 @@ func WaitForPodCondition(c clientset.Interface, ns, podName, desc string, timeou
 		if err != nil {
 			if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 				e2elog.Logf("Pod %q in namespace %q not found. Error: %v", podName, ns, err)
-				continue
+			} else {
+				e2elog.Logf("Get pod %q in namespace %q failed, ignoring for %v. Error: %v", podName, ns, poll, err)
 			}
-			e2elog.Logf("Get pod %q in namespace %q failed, ignoring for %v. Error: %v", podName, ns, poll, err)
-			continue
 		}
 		// log now so that current pod info is reported before calling `condition()`
 		e2elog.Logf("Pod %q: Phase=%q, Reason=%q, readiness=%t. Elapsed: %v",