diff --git a/test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go b/test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go
index eecc0cb9d49..d104c987458 100644
--- a/test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go
+++ b/test/e2e/scheduling/predicates.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 
 const maxNumberOfPods int64 = 10
 const minPodCPURequest int64 = 500
+const imagePrePullingTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
 
 // variable set in BeforeEach, never modified afterwards
 var masterNodes sets.String
@@ -97,6 +98,9 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("SchedulerPredicates [Serial]", func() {
 		err = framework.WaitForPodsRunningReady(cs, metav1.NamespaceSystem, int32(systemPodsNo), 0, framework.PodReadyBeforeTimeout, ignoreLabels)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
+		err = framework.WaitForPodsSuccess(cs, metav1.NamespaceSystem, framework.ImagePullerLabels, imagePrePullingTimeout)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
 		for _, node := range nodeList.Items {
 			framework.Logf("\nLogging pods the kubelet thinks is on node %v before test", node.Name)
 			framework.PrintAllKubeletPods(cs, node.Name)