diff --git a/test/e2e/namespace.go b/test/e2e/namespace.go
index b7d438c3751..903b20a7f84 100644
--- a/test/e2e/namespace.go
+++ b/test/e2e/namespace.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
@@ -42,27 +43,44 @@ func countRemaining(c *client.Client, withName string) (int, error) {
 }
 
 func extinguish(c *client.Client, totalNS int, maxAllowedAfterDel int, maxSeconds int) {
-
 	var err error
 
+	By("Creating testing namespaces")
+	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
 	for n := 0; n < totalNS; n += 1 {
-		_, err = createTestingNS(fmt.Sprintf("nslifetest-%v", n), c)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(n int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			defer GinkgoRecover()
+			_, err = createTestingNS(fmt.Sprintf("nslifetest-%v", n), c)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		}(n)
 	}
+	wg.Wait()
 
+	By("Waiting 10 seconds")
 	//Wait 10 seconds, then SEND delete requests for all the namespaces.
 	time.Sleep(time.Duration(10 * time.Second))
+	By("Deleting namespaces")
 	nsList, err := c.Namespaces().List(labels.Everything(), fields.Everything())
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	var nsCount = 0
 	for _, item := range nsList.Items {
 		if strings.Contains(item.Name, "nslifetest") {
-			if err := c.Namespaces().Delete(item.Name); err != nil {
-				Failf("Failed deleting error ::: --- %v ", err)
-			}
+			wg.Add(1)
+			nsCount++
+			go func(nsName string) {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				defer GinkgoRecover()
+				Expect(c.Namespaces().Delete(nsName)).To(Succeed())
+				Logf("namespace : %v api call to delete is complete ", nsName)
+			}(item.Name)
 		}
-		Logf("namespace : %v api call to delete is complete ", item)
 	}
+	Expect(nsCount).To(Equal(totalNS))
+	wg.Wait()
 
+	By("Waiting for namespaces to vanish")
 	//Now POLL until all namespaces have been eradicated.
 	expectNoError(wait.Poll(2*time.Second, time.Duration(maxSeconds)*time.Second,
 		func() (bool, error) {