diff --git a/test/e2e/failover_test.go b/test/e2e/failover_test.go
index 987cb7985..92c374ea3 100644
--- a/test/e2e/failover_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/failover_test.go
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ var _ = framework.SerialDescribe("failover testing", func() {
 					gomega.Expect(err).ShouldNot(gomega.HaveOccurred())
 				}
 			})
+
+			ginkgo.By("check whether the deployment disappears in the recovered clusters", func() {
+				framework.WaitDeploymentDisappearOnClusters(disabledClusters, deploymentNamespace, deploymentName)
+			})
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -256,6 +260,10 @@ var _ = framework.SerialDescribe("failover testing", func() {
 					gomega.Expect(err).ShouldNot(gomega.HaveOccurred())
 				}
 			})
+
+			ginkgo.By("check whether the deployment disappears in the recovered clusters", func() {
+				framework.WaitDeploymentDisappearOnClusters(disabledClusters, deploymentNamespace, deploymentName)
+			})
 		})
 	})