diff --git a/test/e2e/network/scale/ingress.go b/test/e2e/network/scale/ingress.go
index 86030d0d599..9762b7a2c7e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network/scale/ingress.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network/scale/ingress.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const (
 	numIngressesSmall      = 5
 	numIngressesMedium     = 20
 	numIngressesLarge      = 50
-	numIngressesExtraLarge = 100
+	numIngressesExtraLarge = 99
 
 	scaleTestIngressNamePrefix = "ing-scale"
 	scaleTestBackendName       = "echoheaders-scale"