diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 12641697..8b17a1d6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Workload cluster creation", func() {
 					Namespace:                namespace.Name,
 					ClusterName:              clusterName,
 					KubernetesVersion:        e2eConfig.GetVariable(KubernetesVersion),
-					ControlPlaneMachineCount: pointer.Int64Ptr(1),
+					ControlPlaneMachineCount: pointer.Int64Ptr(3), //TODO: change this back to 1 when scaling is supported
 					WorkerMachineCount:       pointer.Int64Ptr(1),
 				},
 				WaitForClusterIntervals:      e2eConfig.GetIntervals(specName, "wait-cluster"),