diff --git a/test/e2e/benchmark.go b/test/e2e/benchmark.go
index 159926780..49de9c3e1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/benchmark.go
+++ b/test/e2e/benchmark.go
@@ -37,7 +37,14 @@ func waitResource(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, kwokctlPath, name, resource
 	defer func() {
 		cancel()
 	}()
-	cmd := exec.CommandContext(watchCtx, kwokctlPath, "--name", name, "kubectl", "get", "--no-headers", "--watch", resource)
+	args := []string{
+		"--name", name,
+		"kubectl", "get", resource,
+		"--watch", "--output-watch-events",
+		"-o", "template",
+		"--template", `{{.object.metadata.name}} {{.type}} {{.object.status.phase}} {{ "\n" }}`,
+	}
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(watchCtx, kwokctlPath, args...)
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	pr, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -70,7 +77,7 @@ func waitResource(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, kwokctlPath, name, resource
 			}
 			cancel()
 			watchCtx, cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
-			cmd = exec.CommandContext(watchCtx, kwokctlPath, "--name", name, "kubectl", "get", "--no-headers", "--watch", resource)
+			cmd = exec.CommandContext(watchCtx, kwokctlPath, args...)
 			cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 			pr, err = cmd.StdoutPipe()
 			if err != nil {
@@ -149,7 +156,7 @@ func scaleDeletePod(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, kwokctlPath string, name
 	scaleCmd.Stdout = os.Stderr
 	scaleCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 
-	if err := waitResource(ctx, t, kwokctlPath, name, "Pod", "Terminating", size, 0, 0, scaleCmd.Start); err != nil {
+	if err := waitResource(ctx, t, kwokctlPath, name, "Pod", "DELETED", size, 0, 0, scaleCmd.Start); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to wait for resource: %w", err)
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -160,7 +167,7 @@ func scaleCreateNode(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, kwokctlPath string, name
 	scaleCmd.Stdout = os.Stderr
 	scaleCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 
-	if err := waitResource(ctx, t, kwokctlPath, name, "Node", "Ready", size, 10, 30, scaleCmd.Start); err != nil {
+	if err := waitResource(ctx, t, kwokctlPath, name, "Node", "Running", size, 10, 30, scaleCmd.Start); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to wait for resource: %w", err)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/test/e2e/benchmark_hack.go b/test/e2e/benchmark_hack.go
index e74927c22..781023841 100644
--- a/test/e2e/benchmark_hack.go
+++ b/test/e2e/benchmark_hack.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func scaleDeletePodWithHack(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, kwokctlPath strin
 	scaleCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, kwokctlPath, "--name", name, "hack", "put", "--path", "-")
 	scaleCmd.Stdin = readerPodDeleteYaml(size)
 
-	if err := waitResource(ctx, t, kwokctlPath, name, "Pod", "Terminating", size, 0, 0, scaleCmd.Start); err != nil {
+	if err := waitResource(ctx, t, kwokctlPath, name, "Pod", "DELETED", size, 0, 0, scaleCmd.Start); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to wait for resource: %w", err)
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func scaleCreateNodeWithHack(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, kwokctlPath stri
 	scaleCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, kwokctlPath, "--name", name, "hack", "put", "--path", "-")
 	scaleCmd.Stdin = readerNodeYaml(size)
 
-	if err := waitResource(ctx, t, kwokctlPath, name, "Node", "Ready", size, 10, 20, scaleCmd.Start); err != nil {
+	if err := waitResource(ctx, t, kwokctlPath, name, "Node", "Running", size, 10, 20, scaleCmd.Start); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to wait for resource: %w", err)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/test/e2e/kwokctl/benchmark-hack/main_test.go b/test/e2e/kwokctl/benchmark-hack/main_test.go
index 23c308378..4ecc8d522 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kwokctl/benchmark-hack/main_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kwokctl/benchmark-hack/main_test.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ var (
 		"--disable-kube-scheduler",
 		"--disable-qps-limits",
 		"--controller-port=10247",
+		"--node-lease-duration-seconds=3600",
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/kwokctl/benchmark/main_test.go b/test/e2e/kwokctl/benchmark/main_test.go
index 7de17bace..03f5e4490 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kwokctl/benchmark/main_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kwokctl/benchmark/main_test.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ var (
 		"--disable-kube-scheduler",
 		"--disable-qps-limits",
 		"--controller-port=10247",
+		"--node-lease-duration-seconds=3600",
 	}
 )