diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/network/utils.go b/test/e2e/framework/network/utils.go
index 2540d54f777..aec7386b2fa 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/network/utils.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/network/utils.go
@@ -166,17 +166,17 @@ type NetexecDialResponse struct {
 	Errors    []string `json:"errors"`
 }
 
-// DialFromEndpointContainer executes a curl via kubectl exec in an endpoint container.
+// DialFromEndpointContainer executes a curl via kubectl exec in an endpoint container.   Returns an error to be handled by the caller.
 func (config *NetworkingTestConfig) DialFromEndpointContainer(protocol, targetIP string, targetPort, maxTries, minTries int, expectedEps sets.String) error {
 	return config.DialFromContainer(protocol, echoHostname, config.EndpointPods[0].Status.PodIP, targetIP, EndpointHTTPPort, targetPort, maxTries, minTries, expectedEps)
 }
 
-// DialFromTestContainer executes a curl via kubectl exec in a test container.
+// DialFromTestContainer executes a curl via kubectl exec in a test container. Returns an error to be handled by the caller.
 func (config *NetworkingTestConfig) DialFromTestContainer(protocol, targetIP string, targetPort, maxTries, minTries int, expectedEps sets.String) error {
 	return config.DialFromContainer(protocol, echoHostname, config.TestContainerPod.Status.PodIP, targetIP, testContainerHTTPPort, targetPort, maxTries, minTries, expectedEps)
 }
 
-// DialEchoFromTestContainer executes a curl via kubectl exec in a test container. The response is expected to match the echoMessage.
+// DialEchoFromTestContainer executes a curl via kubectl exec in a test container. The response is expected to match the echoMessage,  Returns an error to be handled by the caller.
 func (config *NetworkingTestConfig) DialEchoFromTestContainer(protocol, targetIP string, targetPort, maxTries, minTries int, echoMessage string) error {
 	expectedResponse := sets.NewString()
 	expectedResponse.Insert(echoMessage)
diff --git a/test/e2e/network/networking.go b/test/e2e/network/networking.go
index 459ee1bad25..f1a2b7ebd29 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network/networking.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network/networking.go
@@ -164,19 +164,31 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Networking", func() {
 		ginkgo.It("should function for pod-Service: http", func() {
 			config := e2enetwork.NewNetworkingTestConfig(f, false, false)
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(http) %v --> %v:%v (config.clusterIP)", config.TestContainerPod.Name, config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort))
-			config.DialFromTestContainer("http", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
-
+			err := config.DialFromTestContainer("http", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(http) %v --> %v:%v (nodeIP)", config.TestContainerPod.Name, config.NodeIP, config.NodeHTTPPort))
-			config.DialFromTestContainer("http", config.NodeIP, config.NodeHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+
+			err = config.DialFromTestContainer("http", config.NodeIP, config.NodeHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 		})
 
 		ginkgo.It("should function for pod-Service: udp", func() {
 			config := e2enetwork.NewNetworkingTestConfig(f, false, false)
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(udp) %v --> %v:%v (config.clusterIP)", config.TestContainerPod.Name, config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterUDPPort))
-			config.DialFromTestContainer("udp", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterUDPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			err := config.DialFromTestContainer("udp", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterUDPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(udp) %v --> %v:%v (nodeIP)", config.TestContainerPod.Name, config.NodeIP, config.NodeUDPPort))
-			config.DialFromTestContainer("udp", config.NodeIP, config.NodeUDPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			err = config.DialFromTestContainer("udp", config.NodeIP, config.NodeUDPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 		})
 
 		// Once basic tests checking for the sctp module not to be loaded are implemented, this
@@ -184,17 +196,21 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Networking", func() {
 		ginkgo.It("should function for pod-Service: sctp [Feature:SCTPConnectivity][Disruptive]", func() {
 			config := e2enetwork.NewNetworkingTestConfig(f, false, true)
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(sctp) %v --> %v:%v (config.clusterIP)", config.TestContainerPod.Name, config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterSCTPPort))
-			config.DialFromTestContainer("sctp", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterSCTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
-
+			err := config.DialFromTestContainer("sctp", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterSCTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(sctp) %v --> %v:%v (nodeIP)", config.TestContainerPod.Name, config.NodeIP, config.NodeSCTPPort))
-			config.DialFromTestContainer("sctp", config.NodeIP, config.NodeSCTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			err = config.DialFromTestContainer("sctp", config.NodeIP, config.NodeSCTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 		})
 
 		ginkgo.It("should function for node-Service: http", func() {
 			config := e2enetwork.NewNetworkingTestConfig(f, true, false)
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(http) %v (node) --> %v:%v (config.clusterIP)", config.NodeIP, config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort))
 			config.DialFromNode("http", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
-
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(http) %v (node) --> %v:%v (nodeIP)", config.NodeIP, config.NodeIP, config.NodeHTTPPort))
 			config.DialFromNode("http", config.NodeIP, config.NodeHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
 		})
@@ -211,19 +227,30 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Networking", func() {
 		ginkgo.It("should function for endpoint-Service: http", func() {
 			config := e2enetwork.NewNetworkingTestConfig(f, false, false)
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(http) %v (endpoint) --> %v:%v (config.clusterIP)", config.EndpointPods[0].Name, config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort))
-			config.DialFromEndpointContainer("http", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
-
+			err := config.DialFromEndpointContainer("http", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(http) %v (endpoint) --> %v:%v (nodeIP)", config.EndpointPods[0].Name, config.NodeIP, config.NodeHTTPPort))
-			config.DialFromEndpointContainer("http", config.NodeIP, config.NodeHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			err = config.DialFromEndpointContainer("http", config.NodeIP, config.NodeHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 		})
 
 		ginkgo.It("should function for endpoint-Service: udp", func() {
 			config := e2enetwork.NewNetworkingTestConfig(f, false, false)
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(udp) %v (endpoint) --> %v:%v (config.clusterIP)", config.EndpointPods[0].Name, config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterUDPPort))
-			config.DialFromEndpointContainer("udp", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterUDPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			err := config.DialFromEndpointContainer("udp", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterUDPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(udp) %v (endpoint) --> %v:%v (nodeIP)", config.EndpointPods[0].Name, config.NodeIP, config.NodeUDPPort))
-			config.DialFromEndpointContainer("udp", config.NodeIP, config.NodeUDPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			err = config.DialFromEndpointContainer("udp", config.NodeIP, config.NodeUDPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 		})
 
 		// This test ensures that in a situation where multiple services exist with the same selector,
@@ -235,49 +262,74 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Networking", func() {
 
 			// original service should work
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(http) %v (endpoint) --> %v:%v (config.clusterIP)", config.EndpointPods[0].Name, config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort))
-			config.DialFromEndpointContainer("http", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
-
+			err := config.DialFromEndpointContainer("http", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(http) %v (endpoint) --> %v:%v (nodeIP)", config.EndpointPods[0].Name, config.NodeIP, config.NodeHTTPPort))
-			config.DialFromEndpointContainer("http", config.NodeIP, config.NodeHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
-
+			err = config.DialFromEndpointContainer("http", config.NodeIP, config.NodeHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 			// Dial second service
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(http) %v (endpoint) --> %v:%v (svc2.clusterIP)", config.EndpointPods[0].Name, svc2.Spec.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort))
-			config.DialFromEndpointContainer("http", svc2.Spec.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			err = config.DialFromEndpointContainer("http", svc2.Spec.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(http) %v (endpoint) --> %v:%v (nodeIP)", config.EndpointPods[0].Name, config.NodeIP, httpPort))
-			config.DialFromEndpointContainer("http", config.NodeIP, httpPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			err = config.DialFromEndpointContainer("http", config.NodeIP, httpPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 
 			ginkgo.By("deleting the original node port service")
 			config.DeleteNodePortService()
 
 			// Second service should continue to function unaffected
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(http) %v (endpoint) --> %v:%v (svc2.clusterIP)", config.EndpointPods[0].Name, svc2.Spec.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort))
-			config.DialFromEndpointContainer("http", svc2.Spec.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
-
+			err = config.DialFromEndpointContainer("http", svc2.Spec.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(http) %v (endpoint) --> %v:%v (nodeIP)", config.EndpointPods[0].Name, config.NodeIP, httpPort))
-			config.DialFromEndpointContainer("http", config.NodeIP, httpPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			err = config.DialFromEndpointContainer("http", config.NodeIP, httpPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 		})
 
 		ginkgo.It("should update endpoints: http", func() {
 			config := e2enetwork.NewNetworkingTestConfig(f, false, false)
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(http) %v --> %v:%v (config.clusterIP)", config.TestContainerPod.Name, config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort))
-			config.DialFromTestContainer("http", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
-
+			err := config.DialFromTestContainer("http", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 			config.DeleteNetProxyPod()
 
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(http) %v --> %v:%v (config.clusterIP)", config.TestContainerPod.Name, config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort))
-			config.DialFromTestContainer("http", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, config.MaxTries, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			err = config.DialFromTestContainer("http", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, config.MaxTries, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 		})
 
 		ginkgo.It("should update endpoints: udp", func() {
 			config := e2enetwork.NewNetworkingTestConfig(f, false, false)
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(udp) %v --> %v:%v (config.clusterIP)", config.TestContainerPod.Name, config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterUDPPort))
-			config.DialFromTestContainer("udp", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterUDPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
-
+			err := config.DialFromTestContainer("udp", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterUDPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 			config.DeleteNetProxyPod()
 
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(udp) %v --> %v:%v (config.clusterIP)", config.TestContainerPod.Name, config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterUDPPort))
-			config.DialFromTestContainer("udp", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterUDPPort, config.MaxTries, config.MaxTries, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			err = config.DialFromTestContainer("udp", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterUDPPort, config.MaxTries, config.MaxTries, config.EndpointHostnames())
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 		})
 
 		// Slow because we confirm that the nodePort doesn't serve traffic, which requires a period of polling.
@@ -344,14 +396,20 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Networking", func() {
 			config := e2enetwork.NewNetworkingTestConfig(f, false, false)
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(http) %v --> %v:%v (config.clusterIP)", config.TestContainerPod.Name, config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort))
 			message := strings.Repeat("42", 1000)
-			config.DialEchoFromTestContainer("http", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, message)
+			err := config.DialEchoFromTestContainer("http", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterHTTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, message)
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 		})
 
 		ginkgo.It("should be able to handle large requests: udp", func() {
 			config := e2enetwork.NewNetworkingTestConfig(f, false, false)
 			ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(udp) %v --> %v:%v (config.clusterIP)", config.TestContainerPod.Name, config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterUDPPort))
 			message := "n" + strings.Repeat("o", 1999)
-			config.DialEchoFromTestContainer("udp", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterUDPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, message)
+			err := config.DialEchoFromTestContainer("udp", config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterUDPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, message)
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+			}
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -361,7 +419,10 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Networking", func() {
 		config := e2enetwork.NewNetworkingTestConfig(f, false, true)
 		ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("dialing(sctp) %v --> %v:%v (config.clusterIP)", config.TestContainerPod.Name, config.ClusterIP, e2enetwork.ClusterSCTPPort))
 		message := "hello"
-		config.DialEchoFromTestContainer("sctp", config.TestContainerPod.Status.PodIP, e2enetwork.EndpointSCTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, message)
+		err := config.DialEchoFromTestContainer("sctp", config.TestContainerPod.Status.PodIP, e2enetwork.EndpointSCTPPort, config.MaxTries, 0, message)
+		if err != nil {
+			framework.Failf("failed dialing endpoint, %v", err)
+		}
 	})
 
 	ginkgo.It("should recreate its iptables rules if they are deleted [Disruptive]", func() {