diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/util.go b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
index 4f9d7a3f9c1..c57975f1e84 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ const (
 	// How long pods have to become scheduled onto nodes
 	podScheduledBeforeTimeout = PodListTimeout + (20 * time.Second)
 
-	podRespondingTimeout     = 2 * time.Minute
+	podRespondingTimeout     = 15 * time.Minute
 	ServiceRespondingTimeout = 2 * time.Minute
 	EndpointRegisterTimeout  = time.Minute
 
@@ -1634,8 +1634,10 @@ func (r podProxyResponseChecker) CheckAllResponses() (done bool, err error) {
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			if ctx.Err() != nil {
-				Failf("Controller %s: Failed to Get from replica %d [%s]: %v\n pod status: %#v", r.controllerName, i+1, pod.Name, err, pod.Status)
-				return false, err
+				// We may encounter errors here because of a race between the pod readiness and apiserver
+				// proxy. So, we log the error and retry if this occurs.
+				Logf("Controller %s: Failed to Get from replica %d [%s]: %v\n pod status: %#v", r.controllerName, i+1, pod.Name, err, pod.Status)
+				return false, nil
 			}
 			Logf("Controller %s: Failed to GET from replica %d [%s]: %v\npod status: %#v", r.controllerName, i+1, pod.Name, err, pod.Status)
 			continue