diff --git a/test/e2e/functional/tests/e2e.go b/test/e2e/functional/tests/e2e.go
index ad22e5883..1f8339e8a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/functional/tests/e2e.go
+++ b/test/e2e/functional/tests/e2e.go
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ var _ = Describe("metallb", func() {
 			}, metallbutils.DeployTimeout, metallbutils.Interval).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 			By("checking frr-k8s webhook deployment is in running state")
-			Eventually(func() error {
+			c := func() error {
 				deploy, err := testclient.Client.Deployments(metallb.Namespace).Get(context.Background(), consts.FRRK8SWebhookDeploymentName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -297,18 +297,21 @@ var _ = Describe("metallb", func() {
 				}
 
 				for _, pod := range pods.Items {
-					if pod.Status.Phase != corev1.PodRunning {
+					if !PodIsReady(&pod) {
 						return fmt.Errorf("deployment %s pod %s is not running, expected status %s got %s", consts.MetalLBOperatorDeploymentName, pod.Name, corev1.PodRunning, pod.Status.Phase)
 					}
 				}
 
 				return nil
-			}, metallbutils.DeployTimeout, metallbutils.Interval).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+			}
+			Eventually(c, metallbutils.DeployTimeout, metallbutils.Interval).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+			By("Consistently be running")
+			Consistently(c, 30*time.Second, metallbutils.Interval).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 		},
 			Entry("Native Mode", metallbv1beta1.NativeMode),
 			Entry("FRR Mode", metallbv1beta1.FRRMode),
-			Entry("FRR-K8s Mode", metallbv1beta1.FRRK8sMode),
+			FEntry("FRR-K8s Mode", metallbv1beta1.FRRK8sMode),
 		)
 
 	})
@@ -799,3 +802,22 @@ var _ = Describe("metallb", func() {
 // Gomega transformation functions for v1.Container
 func envGetter(c v1.Container) []v1.EnvVar { return c.Env }
 func nameGetter(c v1.Container) string     { return c.Name }
+
+func PodIsReady(p *corev1.Pod) bool {
+	return podConditionStatus(p, corev1.PodReady) == corev1.ConditionTrue && podConditionStatus(p, corev1.ContainersReady) == corev1.ConditionTrue
+}
+
+// podConditionStatus returns the status of the condition for a given pod.
+func podConditionStatus(p *corev1.Pod, condition corev1.PodConditionType) corev1.ConditionStatus {
+	if p == nil {
+		return corev1.ConditionUnknown
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range p.Status.Conditions {
+		if c.Type == condition {
+			return c.Status
+		}
+	}
+
+	return corev1.ConditionUnknown
+}