diff --git a/test/e2e/common.go b/test/e2e/common.go
index cebfd372a..4136b148b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func (test *e2eTest) Setup(t *testing.T) {
 	test.env.Namespace = fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", test.env.Namespace, getNamespaceCountAndIncrement())
 	test.kn = kn{t, test.env.Namespace, Logger{}}
 	test.CreateTestNamespace(t, test.env.Namespace)
+	time.Sleep(20 * time.Second)
 }
 
 func getNamespaceCountAndIncrement() int {