diff --git a/build/terraform/e2e/module.tf b/build/terraform/e2e/module.tf
index 96022bbec1..934c687e63 100644
--- a/build/terraform/e2e/module.tf
+++ b/build/terraform/e2e/module.tf
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module "gke_cluster" {
     "name"             = "e2e-test-cluster"
     "zone"             = "us-west1-c"
     "machineType"      = "e2-standard-4"
-    "initialNodeCount" = 8
+    "initialNodeCount" = 10
     "project"          = var.project
   }