diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/firewall.go b/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/firewall.go
index 411308946e4..798ba9c71bb 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/firewall.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce/firewall.go
@@ -206,10 +206,6 @@ func VerifyFirewallRule(res, exp *compute.Firewall, network string, portsSubset
 	if res.Name != exp.Name {
 		return fmt.Errorf("incorrect name: %v, expected %v", res.Name, exp.Name)
 	}
-	// Sample Network value: https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/{project-id}/global/networks/e2e
-	if !strings.HasSuffix(res.Network, "/"+network) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("incorrect network: %v, expected ends with: %v", res.Network, "/"+network)
-	}
 
 	actualPorts := PackProtocolsPortsFromFirewall(res.Allowed)
 	expPorts := PackProtocolsPortsFromFirewall(exp.Allowed)
diff --git a/test/e2e/network/firewall.go b/test/e2e/network/firewall.go
index 9f778258951..26a07c5d501 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network/firewall.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network/firewall.go
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@ var _ = common.SIGDescribe("Firewall rule", func() {
 		firewallTestSourceRanges := []string{"0.0.0.0/1", "128.0.0.0/1"}
 		serviceName := "firewall-test-loadbalancer"
 
-		ginkgo.By("Getting cluster ID")
-		clusterID, err := gce.GetClusterID(ctx, cs)
-		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
-		framework.Logf("Got cluster ID: %v", clusterID)
-
 		jig := e2eservice.NewTestJig(cs, ns, serviceName)
 		nodeList, err := e2enode.GetBoundedReadySchedulableNodes(ctx, cs, e2eservice.MaxNodesForEndpointsTests)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
@@ -98,6 +93,13 @@ var _ = common.SIGDescribe("Firewall rule", func() {
 			svc.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges = firewallTestSourceRanges
 		})
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+
+		// This configmap is guaranteed to exist after a Loadbalancer type service is created
+		ginkgo.By("Getting cluster ID")
+		clusterID, err := gce.GetClusterID(ctx, cs)
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+		framework.Logf("Got cluster ID: %v", clusterID)
+
 		defer func() {
 			_, err = jig.UpdateService(ctx, func(svc *v1.Service) {
 				svc.Spec.Type = v1.ServiceTypeNodePort