diff --git a/pkg/api/testing/validation.go b/pkg/api/testing/validation.go
index 0b088ba3f91..9828a710cee 100644
--- a/pkg/api/testing/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/api/testing/validation.go
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func verifyValidationEquivalence(t *testing.T, expectedErrs field.ErrorList, run
 		}
 	})
 
-	t.Run("without declarative validation", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("hand written validation", func(t *testing.T) {
 		featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.DeclarativeValidationTakeover, false)
 		featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.DeclarativeValidation, false)
 		imperativeErrs = runValidations()
@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@ func verifyValidationEquivalence(t *testing.T, expectedErrs field.ErrorList, run
 		}
 	})
 
+	if t.Failed() {
+		// There is no point in moving forward, if any of above tests failed for any reason. Running follow up tests will return noise.
+		t.SkipNow()
+	}
+
 	// The equivalenceMatcher is used to verify the output errors from hand-written imperative validation
 	// are equivalent to the output errors when DeclarativeValidationTakeover is enabled.
 	equivalenceMatcher := field.ErrorMatcher{}.ByType().ByField().ByOrigin()