diff --git a/test/e2e/common/downwardapi_volume.go b/test/e2e/common/downwardapi_volume.go
index 553c386e656..6d0773e5988 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/downwardapi_volume.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/downwardapi_volume.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 
 var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Downward API volume", func() {
 	// How long to wait for a log pod to be displayed
-	const podLogTimeout = 65 * time.Second
+	const podLogTimeout = 2 * time.Minute
 	f := framework.NewDefaultFramework("downward-api")
 	var podClient *framework.PodClient
 	BeforeEach(func() {