diff --git a/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh b/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
index 56f8b8e6728..ad5777b60d2 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ GCE_PARALLEL_SKIP_TESTS=(
 GCE_PARALLEL_FLAKY_TESTS=(
     "DaemonRestart"
     "Elasticsearch"
+    "Namespaces.*should\sdelete\sfast"
     "PD"
     "ServiceAccounts"
     "Services.*change\sthe\stype"
diff --git a/test/e2e/namespace.go b/test/e2e/namespace.go
index 5c7f49013df..fbaa89ee60c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/namespace.go
+++ b/test/e2e/namespace.go
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ package e2e
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	//"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
-	"strings"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -110,10 +111,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Namespaces", func() {
 
 	//Confirms that namespace draining is functioning reasonably
 	//at minute intervals.
-	It("Delete 90 percent of 100 namespace in 150 seconds",
+	It("should delete fast enough (90 percent of 100 namespaces in 150 seconds)",
 		func() { extinguish(c, 100, 10, 150) })
 
 	//comprehensive draining ; uncomment after #7372
-	PIt("Delete ALL of 100 namespace in 150 seconds",
+	PIt("should always delete fast (ALL of 100 namespaces in 150 seconds)",
 		func() { extinguish(c, 100, 0, 150) })
 })