diff --git a/test/e2e/common/node/pods.go b/test/e2e/common/node/pods.go
index a731a4573db..8fd6689fe09 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/node/pods.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/node/pods.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -948,6 +949,10 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Pods", func() {
 			framework.Logf("Observed event: %+v", event.Object)
 			return false, nil
 		})
+		if err != nil {
+			p, _ := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(testNamespaceName).Get(context.TODO(), testPodName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+			framework.Logf("Pod: %+v", p)
+		}
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to see Pod %v in namespace %v running", testPod.ObjectMeta.Name, testNamespaceName)
 
 		ginkgo.By("patching the Pod with a new Label and updated data")
@@ -989,32 +994,35 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Pods", func() {
 		framework.ExpectEqual(pod.ObjectMeta.Labels["test-pod"], "patched", "failed to patch Pod - missing label")
 		framework.ExpectEqual(pod.Spec.Containers[0].Image, testPodImage2, "failed to patch Pod - wrong image")
 
-		ginkgo.By("getting the PodStatus")
-		podStatusUnstructured, err := dc.Resource(podResource).Namespace(testNamespaceName).Get(context.TODO(), testPodName, metav1.GetOptions{}, "status")
-		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to fetch PodStatus of Pod %s in namespace %s", testPodName, testNamespaceName)
-		podStatusBytes, err := json.Marshal(podStatusUnstructured)
-		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to marshal unstructured response")
-		var podStatus v1.Pod
-		err = json.Unmarshal(podStatusBytes, &podStatus)
-		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to unmarshal JSON bytes to a Pod object type")
-
 		ginkgo.By("replacing the Pod's status Ready condition to False")
-		podStatusUpdated := podStatus
-		podStatusFieldPatchCount := 0
-		podStatusFieldPatchCountTotal := 2
-		for pos, cond := range podStatusUpdated.Status.Conditions {
-			if (cond.Type == v1.PodReady && cond.Status == v1.ConditionTrue) || (cond.Type == v1.ContainersReady && cond.Status == v1.ConditionTrue) {
-				podStatusUpdated.Status.Conditions[pos].Status = v1.ConditionFalse
-				podStatusFieldPatchCount++
+		var podStatusUpdate *v1.Pod
+
+		err = retry.RetryOnConflict(retry.DefaultRetry, func() error {
+			podStatusUnstructured, err := dc.Resource(podResource).Namespace(testNamespaceName).Get(context.TODO(), testPodName, metav1.GetOptions{}, "status")
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to fetch PodStatus of Pod %s in namespace %s", testPodName, testNamespaceName)
+			podStatusBytes, err := json.Marshal(podStatusUnstructured)
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to marshal unstructured response")
+			var podStatus v1.Pod
+			err = json.Unmarshal(podStatusBytes, &podStatus)
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to unmarshal JSON bytes to a Pod object type")
+			podStatusUpdated := podStatus
+			podStatusFieldPatchCount := 0
+			podStatusFieldPatchCountTotal := 2
+			for pos, cond := range podStatusUpdated.Status.Conditions {
+				if (cond.Type == v1.PodReady && cond.Status == v1.ConditionTrue) || (cond.Type == v1.ContainersReady && cond.Status == v1.ConditionTrue) {
+					podStatusUpdated.Status.Conditions[pos].Status = v1.ConditionFalse
+					podStatusFieldPatchCount++
+				}
 			}
-		}
-		framework.ExpectEqual(podStatusFieldPatchCount, podStatusFieldPatchCountTotal, "failed to patch all relevant Pod conditions")
-		podStatusUpdate, err := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(testNamespaceName).UpdateStatus(context.TODO(), &podStatusUpdated, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+			framework.ExpectEqual(podStatusFieldPatchCount, podStatusFieldPatchCountTotal, "failed to patch all relevant Pod conditions")
+			podStatusUpdate, err = f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(testNamespaceName).UpdateStatus(context.TODO(), &podStatusUpdated, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+			return err
+		})
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to update PodStatus of Pod %s in namespace %s", testPodName, testNamespaceName)
 
 		ginkgo.By("check the Pod again to ensure its Ready conditions are False")
-		podStatusFieldPatchCount = 0
-		podStatusFieldPatchCountTotal = 2
+		podStatusFieldPatchCount := 0
+		podStatusFieldPatchCountTotal := 2
 		for _, cond := range podStatusUpdate.Status.Conditions {
 			if (cond.Type == v1.PodReady && cond.Status == v1.ConditionFalse) || (cond.Type == v1.ContainersReady && cond.Status == v1.ConditionFalse) {
 				podStatusFieldPatchCount++