diff --git a/test/e2e/far_e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/far_e2e_test.go
index 6d7bb25e..fe740a5a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/far_e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/far_e2e_test.go
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ const (
 	//TODO: try to minimize timeout
 	// eventually parameters
 	timeoutLogs   = "3m0s"
+	timeoutTaint  = "2s"   // this timeout is used for checking the FAR taint
 	timeoutReboot = "6m0s" // fencing with fence_aws should be completed within 6 minutes
-	timeoutShort  = "5s"   // this timeout is used after all the other steps have been succesfult
+	timeoutAfterReboot  = "5s"   // this timeout is used after all the other steps have been successful
 	pollShort     = "250ms"
 	pollInterval  = "1s"
 )
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ func wasFarTaintAdded(nodeName string) {
 		node, err = utils.GetNodeWithName(k8sClient, nodeName)
 		g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		return utils.TaintExists(node.Spec.Taints, &farTaint)
-	}, timeoutShort, pollShort).Should(BeTrue())
+	}, timeoutTaint, pollShort).Should(BeTrue())
 	log.Info("FAR taint was added", "node name", node.Name, "taint key", farTaint.Key, "taint effect", farTaint.Effect)
 }
 
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ func checkPodDeleted(pod *corev1.Pod) {
 		newPod := &corev1.Pod{}
 		err := k8sClient.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKeyFromObject(pod), newPod)
 		return apiErrors.IsNotFound(err)
-	}, timeoutShort, pollShort).Should(BeTrue())
+	}, timeoutAfterReboot, pollShort).Should(BeTrue())
 	log.Info("Pod has already been deleted", "pod name", pod.Name)
 }
 
@@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ func verifyStatusCondition(nodeName, conditionType string, conditionStatus *meta
 			g.Expect(condition).ToNot(BeNil(), "expected condition %v to be set", conditionType)
 			g.Expect(condition.Status).To(Equal(*conditionStatus), "expected condition %v to have status %v", conditionType, *conditionStatus)
 		}
-	}, timeoutShort, pollShort).Should(Succeed())
+	}, timeoutAfterReboot, pollShort).Should(Succeed())
 }
 
 // checkRemediation verify whether the node was remediated