diff --git a/hack/run-e2e-kind.sh b/hack/run-e2e-kind.sh
index 3bb99a9d2..90af63a4e 100755
--- a/hack/run-e2e-kind.sh
+++ b/hack/run-e2e-kind.sh
@@ -556,4 +556,4 @@ kuttl-tests
 mcad-quota-management-down
 mcad-up
 echo "==========================>>>>> Running E2E tests... <<<<<=========================="
-go test ./test/e2e -v -timeout 75m -count=1
\ No newline at end of file
+go test ./test/e2e -v -timeout 120m -count=1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kuttl-test.yaml b/kuttl-test.yaml
index 3520d6f88..4d2ca84a6 100644
--- a/kuttl-test.yaml
+++ b/kuttl-test.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ apiVersion: kuttl.dev/v1beta1
 kind: TestSuite
 testDirs:
   - ./test/e2e-kuttl/
-timeout: 180
+timeout: 420
diff --git a/test/e2e/queue.go b/test/e2e/queue.go
index 011b86147..9a91af7be 100644
--- a/test/e2e/queue.go
+++ b/test/e2e/queue.go
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ var _ = Describe("AppWrapper E2E Test", func() {
 
 		// This should not fit on any node but should dispatch because there is enough aggregated resources.
 		aw2 := createGenericDeploymentCustomPodResourcesWithCPUAW(
-			context, "aw-ff-deployment-1-700-cpu", "700m", "700m", 1, 60)
+			context, "aw-ff-deployment-1-850-cpu", "850m", "850m", 1, 60)
 
 		appwrappers = append(appwrappers, aw2)
 
@@ -728,8 +728,8 @@ var _ = Describe("AppWrapper E2E Test", func() {
 
 	})
 
-	It("Create AppWrapper - Generic 100 Deployment Only - 2 pods each", func() {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "[e2e] Generic 100 Deployment Only - 2 pods each - Started.\n")
+	It("Create AppWrapper - Generic 50 Deployment Only - 2 pods each", func() {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "[e2e] Generic 50 Deployment Only - 2 pods each - Started.\n")
 
 		context := initTestContext()
 		var aws []*arbv1.AppWrapper
@@ -737,27 +737,16 @@ var _ = Describe("AppWrapper E2E Test", func() {
 		defer cleanupTestObjectsPtr(context, appwrappersPtr)
 
 		const (
-			awCount           = 100
+			awCount           = 50
 			reportingInterval = 10
+			cpuDemand         = "5m"
 		)
 
 		replicas := 2
 		modDivisor := int(awCount / reportingInterval)
 		for i := 0; i < awCount; i++ {
-			name := fmt.Sprintf("%s%d-", "aw-generic-deployment-", replicas)
+			name := fmt.Sprintf("aw-generic-deployment-%02d-%03d", replicas, i+1)
 
-			// Pad name with '0' when i < 100
-			if i < (awCount - 1) {
-				name = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", name, "0")
-			}
-
-			// Pad name with '0' when i < 10
-			if i < (reportingInterval - 1) {
-				name = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", name, "0")
-			}
-
-			name = fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", name, i+1)
-			cpuDemand := "5m"
 			if ((i+1)%modDivisor) == 0 || i == 0 {
 				fmt.Fprintf(GinkgoWriter, "[e2e] Creating AW %s with %s cpu and %d replica(s).\n", name, cpuDemand, replicas)
 			}
@@ -766,6 +755,7 @@ var _ = Describe("AppWrapper E2E Test", func() {
 		}
 
 		// Give the deployments time to create pods
+		// FIXME: do not assume that the pods are in running state in the order of submission.
 		time.Sleep(2 * time.Minute)
 		for i := 0; i < len(aws); i++ {
 			err := waitAWReadyQuiet(context, aws[i])