diff --git a/test/e2e/common/configmap.go b/test/e2e/common/configmap.go
index c02eb966a05..e9ed590aa53 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/configmap.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/configmap.go
@@ -135,23 +135,23 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[sig-node] ConfigMap", func() {
 		framework.ExpectError(err, "created configMap %q with empty key in namespace %q", configMap.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
 	})
 
-	ginkgo.It("should patch ConfigMap successfully", func() {
+	ginkgo.It("should update ConfigMap successfully", func() {
 		name := "configmap-test-" + string(uuid.NewUUID())
 		configMap := newConfigMap(f, name)
-		ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("Creating configMap %v/%v", f.Namespace.Name, configMap.Name))
+		ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("Creating ConfigMap %v/%v", f.Namespace.Name, configMap.Name))
 		_, err := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(f.Namespace.Name).Create(configMap)
-		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to create ConfigMap")
 
 		configMap.Data = map[string]string{
 			"data": "value",
 		}
 		ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("Updating configMap %v/%v", f.Namespace.Name, configMap.Name))
 		_, err = f.ClientSet.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(f.Namespace.Name).Update(configMap)
-		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to update ConfigMap")
 
 		configMapFromUpdate, err := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(f.Namespace.Name).Get(name, metav1.GetOptions{})
-		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
-		ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("Verifying update of configMap %v/%v", f.Namespace.Name, configMap.Name))
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to get ConfigMap")
+		ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("Verifying update of ConfigMap %v/%v", f.Namespace.Name, configMap.Name))
 		framework.ExpectEqual(configMapFromUpdate.Data, configMap.Data)
 	})
 })