diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/upgrade/run-test b/tests/e2e/scenarios/upgrade/run-test
index 8cdd3ebc0a1a4..f5b2a9825279b 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/scenarios/upgrade/run-test
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/upgrade/run-test
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@ kops update cluster
 kops update cluster --admin --yes
 
 kops rolling-update cluster
-kops rolling-update cluster --yes
+kops rolling-update cluster --yes --validation-timeout 30m
 
 kops validate cluster