diff --git a/test/e2e/lifecycle/resize_nodes.go b/test/e2e/lifecycle/resize_nodes.go
index 8d9f41d5b63..50f7a9c9c67 100644
--- a/test/e2e/lifecycle/resize_nodes.go
+++ b/test/e2e/lifecycle/resize_nodes.go
@@ -119,10 +119,11 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Nodes [Disruptive]", func() {
 			err = framework.VerifyPods(c, ns, name, true, replicas)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
-			By(fmt.Sprintf("decreasing cluster size to %d", replicas-1))
-			err = framework.ResizeGroup(group, replicas-1)
+			targetNumNodes := int32(framework.TestContext.CloudConfig.NumNodes - 1)
+			By(fmt.Sprintf("decreasing cluster size to %d", targetNumNodes))
+			err = framework.ResizeGroup(group, targetNumNodes)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			err = framework.WaitForGroupSize(group, replicas-1)
+			err = framework.WaitForGroupSize(group, targetNumNodes)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			err = framework.WaitForReadyNodes(c, int(replicas-1), 10*time.Minute)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
@@ -149,10 +150,11 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Nodes [Disruptive]", func() {
 			err = framework.VerifyPods(c, ns, name, true, replicas)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
-			By(fmt.Sprintf("increasing cluster size to %d", replicas+1))
-			err = framework.ResizeGroup(group, replicas+1)
+			targetNumNodes := int32(framework.TestContext.CloudConfig.NumNodes + 1)
+			By(fmt.Sprintf("increasing cluster size to %d", targetNumNodes))
+			err = framework.ResizeGroup(group, targetNumNodes)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			err = framework.WaitForGroupSize(group, replicas+1)
+			err = framework.WaitForGroupSize(group, targetNumNodes)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			err = framework.WaitForReadyNodes(c, int(replicas+1), 10*time.Minute)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())