diff --git a/test/e2e/common/container_probe.go b/test/e2e/common/container_probe.go
index 6ae08c51f6b..2c9819629a4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/container_probe.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/container_probe.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ import (
 const (
 	probTestContainerName       = "test-webserver"
 	probTestInitialDelaySeconds = 15
+
+	defaultObservationTimeout = time.Minute * 2
 )
 
 var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Probing container", func() {
diff --git a/test/e2e/common/pods.go b/test/e2e/common/pods.go
index 26270271e5f..a2b77c67df5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/pods.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/pods.go
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
-const (
-	defaultObservationTimeout = time.Minute * 1
-)
-
 var (
 	buildBackOffDuration = time.Minute
 	syncLoopFrequency    = 10 * time.Second