diff --git a/e2e/node_user_metadata_test.go b/e2e/node_user_metadata_test.go
index a1981359..efc8e243 100644
--- a/e2e/node_user_metadata_test.go
+++ b/e2e/node_user_metadata_test.go
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ package e2e
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	capsulev1beta1 "github.com/clastix/capsule/api/v1beta1"
 	capsulev1alpha1 "github.com/clastix/capsule/api/v1alpha1"
+	capsulev1beta1 "github.com/clastix/capsule/api/v1beta1"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	rbacv1 "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("modifying node labels and annotations", func() {
@@ -193,11 +193,6 @@ var _ = Describe("modifying node labels and annotations", func() {
 				return err
 			})).ShouldNot(Succeed())
 		})
-
-		ModifyCapsuleConfigurationOpts(func(configuration *capsulev1alpha1.CapsuleConfiguration) {
-			configuration.SetAnnotations(map[string]string{})
-		})
-
 	})
 })
 
diff --git a/e2e/utils_test.go b/e2e/utils_test.go
index 229c98f4..153b4d27 100644
--- a/e2e/utils_test.go
+++ b/e2e/utils_test.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func ModifyCapsuleConfigurationOpts(fn func(configuration *capsulev1alpha1.Capsu
 
 	Expect(k8sClient.Update(context.Background(), config)).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
-	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 }
 
 func KindInTenantRoleBindingAssertions(ns *corev1.Namespace, timeout time.Duration) (out []AsyncAssertion) {