diff --git a/test/e2e/ingress.go b/test/e2e/ingress.go
index ae07ea04bc3..ee3aaf4c861 100644
--- a/test/e2e/ingress.go
+++ b/test/e2e/ingress.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Loadbalancing: L7", func() {
 				By(t.entryLog)
 				t.execute()
 				By(t.exitLog)
-				jig.waitForIngress()
+				jig.waitForIngress(true)
 			}
 		})
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Loadbalancing: L7", func() {
 				By(t.entryLog)
 				t.execute()
 				By(t.exitLog)
-				jig.waitForIngress()
+				jig.waitForIngress(false)
 			}
 		})
 	})
diff --git a/test/e2e/ingress_utils.go b/test/e2e/ingress_utils.go
index eecbcf4b9c0..4e44a5d7ea5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/ingress_utils.go
+++ b/test/e2e/ingress_utils.go
@@ -838,7 +838,12 @@ func (j *testJig) deleteIngress() {
 	framework.ExpectNoError(j.client.Extensions().Ingresses(j.ing.Namespace).Delete(j.ing.Name, nil))
 }
 
-func (j *testJig) waitForIngress() {
+// waitForIngress waits till the ingress acquires an IP, then waits for its
+// hosts/urls to respond to a protocol check (either http or https). If
+// waitForNodePort is true, the NodePort of the Service is verified before
+// verifying the Ingress. NodePort is currently a requirement for cloudprovider
+// Ingress.
+func (j *testJig) waitForIngress(waitForNodePort bool) {
 	// Wait for the loadbalancer IP.
 	address, err := framework.WaitForIngressAddress(j.client, j.ing.Namespace, j.ing.Name, lbPollTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -860,7 +865,9 @@ func (j *testJig) waitForIngress() {
 			}
 		}
 		for _, p := range rules.IngressRuleValue.HTTP.Paths {
-			j.curlServiceNodePort(j.ing.Namespace, p.Backend.ServiceName, int(p.Backend.ServicePort.IntVal))
+			if waitForNodePort {
+				j.curlServiceNodePort(j.ing.Namespace, p.Backend.ServiceName, int(p.Backend.ServicePort.IntVal))
+			}
 			route := fmt.Sprintf("%v://%v%v", proto, address, p.Path)
 			framework.Logf("Testing route %v host %v with simple GET", route, rules.Host)
 			framework.ExpectNoError(pollURL(route, rules.Host, lbPollTimeout, j.pollInterval, timeoutClient, false))