diff --git a/cumulus/zombienet/tests/0002-pov_recovery.zndsl b/cumulus/zombienet/tests/0002-pov_recovery.zndsl
index b05285c87bff..dc7095ced252 100644
--- a/cumulus/zombienet/tests/0002-pov_recovery.zndsl
+++ b/cumulus/zombienet/tests/0002-pov_recovery.zndsl
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ Description: PoV recovery test
 Network: ./0002-pov_recovery.toml
 Creds: config
 
-# wait 20 blocks and register parachain
+# Wait 20 blocks and register parachain. This part is important for pov-recovery.
+# We need to make sure that the recovering node is able to see all relay-chain
+# notifications containing the candidates to recover.
 validator-3: reports block height is at least 20 within 250 seconds
 validator-0: js-script ./register-para.js with "2000" within 240 seconds
 validator-0: parachain 2000 is registered within 300 seconds
diff --git a/cumulus/zombienet/tests/0009-elastic_pov_recovery.toml b/cumulus/zombienet/tests/0009-elastic_pov_recovery.toml
index 9b296e8a8b36..b695f8aa9376 100644
--- a/cumulus/zombienet/tests/0009-elastic_pov_recovery.toml
+++ b/cumulus/zombienet/tests/0009-elastic_pov_recovery.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ command = "polkadot"
 [[parachains]]
 id = 2100
 chain = "elastic-scaling"
-add_to_genesis = true
+add_to_genesis = false
 
   # Slot based authoring with 3 cores and 2s slot duration
   [[parachains.collators]]
diff --git a/cumulus/zombienet/tests/0009-elastic_pov_recovery.zndsl b/cumulus/zombienet/tests/0009-elastic_pov_recovery.zndsl
index 3a805078112c..5cca6120ff3a 100644
--- a/cumulus/zombienet/tests/0009-elastic_pov_recovery.zndsl
+++ b/cumulus/zombienet/tests/0009-elastic_pov_recovery.zndsl
@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@ Creds: config
 alice: is up
 collator-elastic: is up
 
-# wait 20 blocks and register parachain
+# configure relay chain
+alice: js-script ./assign-core.js with "2100,0" return is 0 within 200 seconds
+alice: js-script ./assign-core.js with "2100,1" return is 0 within 200 seconds
+
+# Wait 20 blocks and register parachain. This part is important for pov-recovery.
+# We need to make sure that the recovering node is able to see all relay-chain
+# notifications containing the candidates to recover.
 alice: reports block height is at least 20 within 250 seconds
+alice: js-script ./register-para.js with "2100" within 240 seconds
+alice: parachain 2100 is registered within 300 seconds
 
-# configure relay chain
-alice: js-script ./assign-core.js with "2100,0" return is 0 within 600 seconds
-alice: js-script ./assign-core.js with "2100,1" return is 0 within 600 seconds
 
 # check block production
 collator-elastic: reports block height is at least 40 within 225 seconds