diff --git a/test/e2e/autoscaling/horizontal_pod_autoscaling.go b/test/e2e/autoscaling/horizontal_pod_autoscaling.go
index 0a250d750e6..bdba3f73923 100644
--- a/test/e2e/autoscaling/horizontal_pod_autoscaling.go
+++ b/test/e2e/autoscaling/horizontal_pod_autoscaling.go
@@ -120,9 +120,10 @@ func (scaleTest *HPAScaleTest) run(name string, kind schema.GroupVersionKind, rc
 	defer rc.CleanUp()
 	hpa := common.CreateCPUHorizontalPodAutoscaler(rc, scaleTest.targetCPUUtilizationPercent, scaleTest.minPods, scaleTest.maxPods)
 	defer common.DeleteHorizontalPodAutoscaler(rc, hpa.Name)
+
 	rc.WaitForReplicas(scaleTest.firstScale, timeToWait)
 	if scaleTest.firstScaleStasis > 0 {
-		rc.EnsureDesiredReplicasInRange(scaleTest.firstScale, scaleTest.firstScale+1, scaleTest.firstScaleStasis)
+		rc.EnsureDesiredReplicasInRange(scaleTest.firstScale, scaleTest.firstScale+1, scaleTest.firstScaleStasis, hpa.Name)
 	}
 	if scaleTest.cpuBurst > 0 && scaleTest.secondScale > 0 {
 		rc.ConsumeCPU(scaleTest.cpuBurst)
diff --git a/test/e2e/common/autoscaling_utils.go b/test/e2e/common/autoscaling_utils.go
index 36f5cd8d0da..fe8b5ab97fc 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/autoscaling_utils.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/autoscaling_utils.go
@@ -359,6 +359,10 @@ func (rc *ResourceConsumer) GetReplicas() int {
 	return 0
 }
 
+func (rc *ResourceConsumer) GetHpa(name string) (*autoscalingv1.HorizontalPodAutoscaler, error) {
+	return rc.clientSet.AutoscalingV1().HorizontalPodAutoscalers(rc.nsName).Get(name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+}
+
 func (rc *ResourceConsumer) WaitForReplicas(desiredReplicas int, duration time.Duration) {
 	interval := 20 * time.Second
 	err := wait.PollImmediate(interval, duration, func() (bool, error) {
@@ -369,15 +373,21 @@ func (rc *ResourceConsumer) WaitForReplicas(desiredReplicas int, duration time.D
 	framework.ExpectNoErrorWithOffset(1, err, "timeout waiting %v for %d replicas", duration, desiredReplicas)
 }
 
-func (rc *ResourceConsumer) EnsureDesiredReplicas(desiredReplicas int, duration time.Duration) {
-	rc.EnsureDesiredReplicasInRange(desiredReplicas, desiredReplicas, duration)
+func (rc *ResourceConsumer) EnsureDesiredReplicas(desiredReplicas int, duration time.Duration, hpaName string) {
+	rc.EnsureDesiredReplicasInRange(desiredReplicas, desiredReplicas, duration, hpaName)
 }
 
-func (rc *ResourceConsumer) EnsureDesiredReplicasInRange(minDesiredReplicas, maxDesiredReplicas int, duration time.Duration) {
+func (rc *ResourceConsumer) EnsureDesiredReplicasInRange(minDesiredReplicas, maxDesiredReplicas int, duration time.Duration, hpaName string) {
 	interval := 10 * time.Second
 	err := wait.PollImmediate(interval, duration, func() (bool, error) {
 		replicas := rc.GetReplicas()
 		framework.Logf("expecting there to be in [%d, %d] replicas (are: %d)", minDesiredReplicas, maxDesiredReplicas, replicas)
+		as, err := rc.GetHpa(hpaName)
+		if err != nil {
+			framework.Logf("Error getting HPA: %s", err)
+		} else {
+			framework.Logf("HPA status: %+v", as.Status)
+		}
 		if replicas < minDesiredReplicas {
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("number of replicas below target")
 		} else if replicas > maxDesiredReplicas {