diff --git a/test/e2e/pods.go b/test/e2e/pods.go
index 84cc3a151cd..29622f2ae03 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pods.go
+++ b/test/e2e/pods.go
@@ -773,7 +773,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Pods", func() {
 									Port: intstr.FromInt(8080),
 								},
 							},
-							InitialDelaySeconds: 30,
+							InitialDelaySeconds: 15,
+							TimeoutSeconds:      10,
 							FailureThreshold:    1,
 						},
 					},