diff --git a/test/e2e/kubectl/kubectl.go b/test/e2e/kubectl/kubectl.go
index 17c7104fbec..3f153c7b551 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kubectl/kubectl.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kubectl/kubectl.go
@@ -561,7 +561,12 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Kubectl client", func() {
 			gomega.Expect(c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Delete(context.TODO(), "run-test", metav1.DeleteOptions{})).To(gomega.BeNil())
 
 			ginkgo.By("executing a command with run and attach without stdin")
-			runOutput = framework.NewKubectlCommand(ns, fmt.Sprintf("--namespace=%v", ns), "run", "run-test-2", "--image="+busyboxImage, "--restart=OnFailure", "--attach=true", "--leave-stdin-open=true", "--", "sh", "-c", "cat && echo 'stdin closed'").
+			// There is a race on this scenario described in #73099
+			// It fails if we are not able to attach before the container prints
+			// "stdin closed", but hasn't exited yet.
+			// We wait 5 seconds before printing to give time to kubectl to attach
+			// to the container, this does not solve the race though.
+			runOutput = framework.NewKubectlCommand(ns, fmt.Sprintf("--namespace=%v", ns), "run", "run-test-2", "--image="+busyboxImage, "--restart=OnFailure", "--attach=true", "--leave-stdin-open=true", "--", "sh", "-c", "sleep 5; cat && echo 'stdin closed'").
 				WithStdinData("abcd1234").
 				ExecOrDie(ns)
 			gomega.Expect(runOutput).ToNot(gomega.ContainSubstring("abcd1234"))