diff --git a/test/e2e/wait-for-nginx.sh b/test/e2e/wait-for-nginx.sh
index bf4197dc7..0da33ab75 100755
--- a/test/e2e/wait-for-nginx.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/wait-for-nginx.sh
@@ -168,9 +168,11 @@ controller:
   config:
     worker-processes: "1"
   readinessProbe:
-    initialDelaySeconds: 1
+    initialDelaySeconds: 3
+    periodSeconds: 1
   livenessProbe:
-    initialDelaySeconds: 1
+    initialDelaySeconds: 3
+    periodSeconds: 1
   podLabels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: ingress-nginx
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: ingress-nginx