diff --git a/test/e2e_node/static_pod_test.go b/test/e2e_node/static_pod_test.go
index 7a6e62438ba..b1f2443c4ae 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/static_pod_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/static_pod_test.go
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("StaticPod", framework.WithSerial(), func() {
 			})
 
 			var initCtrID string
-			var startTime *metav1.Time
 			mirrorPodName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", staticPod.Name, framework.TestContext.NodeName)
 			ginkgo.By("wait for the mirror pod to be updated")
 			gomega.Eventually(ctx, func(g gomega.Gomega) {
@@ -85,9 +84,10 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("StaticPod", framework.WithSerial(), func() {
 				cstatus := pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses[0]
 				// Wait until the init container is terminated.
 				g.Expect(cstatus.State.Terminated).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
+				g.Expect(cstatus.State.Terminated.Reason).To(gomega.Equal("Completed"))
+				g.Expect(cstatus.State.Terminated.ExitCode).To(gomega.BeZero())
 				g.Expect(cstatus.State.Terminated.ContainerID).NotTo(gomega.BeEmpty())
 				initCtrID = cstatus.ContainerID
-				startTime = pod.Status.StartTime
 			}, 2*time.Minute, 5*time.Second).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
 			ginkgo.By("remove init container")
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("StaticPod", framework.WithSerial(), func() {
 			ginkgo.By("wait for the mirror pod to be updated")
 			gomega.Eventually(ctx, func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 				pod, err := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(staticPod.Namespace).Get(ctx, mirrorPodName, metav1.GetOptions{})
-				g.Expect(pod.Status.StartTime.Equal(startTime)).To(gomega.BeFalseBecause("startTime should not be equal"))
 				g.Expect(err).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 				g.Expect(pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses).To(gomega.HaveLen(1))
 				cstatus := pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses[0]
@@ -111,6 +110,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("StaticPod", framework.WithSerial(), func() {
 				g.Expect(cstatus.State.Terminated).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 				g.Expect(cstatus.State.Terminated.Reason).To(gomega.Equal("Completed"))
 				g.Expect(cstatus.State.Terminated.ExitCode).To(gomega.BeZero())
+				g.Expect(cstatus.State.Terminated.Message).To(gomega.ContainSubstring("Unable to get init container status"))
 			}, 2*time.Minute, 5*time.Second).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 		})
 	})
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("StaticPod", framework.WithSerial(), func() {
 			})
 
 			var sidecarCtrID string
-			var startTime *metav1.Time
 			mirrorPodName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", staticPod.Name, framework.TestContext.NodeName)
 			ginkgo.By("wait for the mirror pod to be updated")
 			gomega.Eventually(ctx, func(g gomega.Gomega) {
@@ -162,7 +161,6 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("StaticPod", framework.WithSerial(), func() {
 				// Wait until the sidecar container starts running.
 				g.Expect(cstatus.State.Running).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 				sidecarCtrID = cstatus.ContainerID
-				startTime = pod.Status.StartTime
 			}, 2*time.Minute, 5*time.Second).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
 			// Stop kubelet first not to restart the sidecar container.
@@ -181,12 +179,12 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("StaticPod", framework.WithSerial(), func() {
 			ginkgo.By("wait for the mirror pod to be updated")
 			gomega.Eventually(ctx, func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 				pod, err := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(staticPod.Namespace).Get(ctx, mirrorPodName, metav1.GetOptions{})
-				g.Expect(pod.Status.StartTime.Equal(startTime)).To(gomega.BeFalseBecause("startTime should not be equal"))
 				g.Expect(err).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 				g.Expect(pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses).To(gomega.HaveLen(1))
 				cstatus := pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses[0]
 				// Sidecar container should be restarted and running.
 				g.Expect(cstatus.State.Running).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
+				g.Expect(cstatus.ContainerID).NotTo(gomega.Equal(sidecarCtrID))
 			}, 2*time.Minute, 5*time.Second).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 		})
 	})