diff --git a/test/e2e/instrumentation/logging/stackdrvier/basic.go b/test/e2e/instrumentation/logging/stackdrvier/basic.go
index e7ace396a82..865c9bf1a18 100644
--- a/test/e2e/instrumentation/logging/stackdrvier/basic.go
+++ b/test/e2e/instrumentation/logging/stackdrvier/basic.go
@@ -162,8 +162,11 @@ var _ = instrumentation.SIGDescribe("Cluster level logging implemented by Stackd
 			}()
 
 			ginkgo.By("Waiting for events to ingest")
-			zone := framework.TestContext.CloudConfig.Zone
-			c := utils.NewLogChecker(p, utils.UntilFirstEntryFromZone(zone), utils.JustTimeout, "")
+			location := framework.TestContext.CloudConfig.Zone
+			if framework.TestContext.CloudConfig.MultiZone {
+				location = framework.TestContext.CloudConfig.Region
+			}
+			c := utils.NewLogChecker(p, utils.UntilFirstEntryFromLocation(location), utils.JustTimeout, "")
 			err := utils.WaitForLogs(c, ingestionInterval, ingestionTimeout)
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 		})
diff --git a/test/e2e/instrumentation/logging/utils/wait.go b/test/e2e/instrumentation/logging/utils/wait.go
index 5992f8ac1b2..ae4b1608bb8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/instrumentation/logging/utils/wait.go
+++ b/test/e2e/instrumentation/logging/utils/wait.go
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ func UntilFirstEntryFromLog(log string) IngestionPred {
 	}
 }
 
-// UntilFirstEntryFromZone is a IngestionPred that checks that at least one
+// UntilFirstEntryFromLocation is a IngestionPred that checks that at least one
 // entry from the log with a given name was ingested.
-func UntilFirstEntryFromZone(zone string) IngestionPred {
+func UntilFirstEntryFromLocation(location string) IngestionPred {
 	return func(_ string, entries []LogEntry) (bool, error) {
 		for _, e := range entries {
-			if e.Location == zone {
+			if e.Location == location {
 				return true, nil
 			}
 		}