diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes-local.go b/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes-local.go
index 3ef26f463d2..61106626375 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes-local.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/persistent_volumes-local.go
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("PersistentVolumes-local ", func() {
 									continue
 								}
 								err = config.client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumes().Delete(backgroundCtx, pv.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
-								if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+								if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) || errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
 									continue
 								}
 								framework.ExpectNoError(err)