diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/atomic_writer.go b/pkg/volume/util/atomic_writer.go
index 6059837ed033..7734cdc0432d 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/atomic_writer.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/atomic_writer.go
@@ -136,14 +136,16 @@ func (w *AtomicWriter) Write(payload map[string][]byte) error {
 		glog.Errorf("%s: error determining whether payload should be written to disk: %v", w.logContext, err)
 		return err
 	} else if !should && len(pathsToRemove) == 0 {
-		glog.V(5).Infof("%s: no update required for target directory %v", w.logContext, w.targetDir)
+		glog.V(4).Infof("%s: no update required for target directory %v", w.logContext, w.targetDir)
 		return nil
+	} else {
+		glog.V(4).Infof("%s: write required for target directory %v", w.logContext, w.targetDir)
 	}
 
 	// (4)
 	tsDir, err := w.newTimestampDir()
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.V(5).Infof("%s: error creating new ts data directory: %v", w.logContext, err)
+		glog.V(4).Infof("%s: error creating new ts data directory: %v", w.logContext, err)
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -151,6 +153,8 @@ func (w *AtomicWriter) Write(payload map[string][]byte) error {
 	if err = w.writePayloadToDir(cleanPayload, tsDir); err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("%s: error writing payload to ts data directory %s: %v", w.logContext, tsDir, err)
 		return err
+	} else {
+		glog.V(4).Infof("%s: performed write of new data to ts data directory: %s", w.logContext, tsDir)
 	}
 
 	// (6)
diff --git a/test/e2e/configmap.go b/test/e2e/configmap.go
index 0a451970759f..ae1279e72ca8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/configmap.go
+++ b/test/e2e/configmap.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ConfigMap", func() {
 		// Kubelet projects the update into the volume and the container picks
 		// it up. This timeout is based on the default Kubelet sync period (1
 		// minute) plus additional time for fudge factor.
-		const podLogTimeout = 90 * time.Second
+		const podLogTimeout = 300 * time.Second
 
 		name := "configmap-test-upd-" + string(util.NewUUID())
 		volumeName := "configmap-volume"
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ConfigMap", func() {
 		_, err = f.Client.ConfigMaps(f.Namespace.Name).Update(configMap)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
+		By("waiting to observe update in volume")
 		Eventually(pollLogs, podLogTimeout, poll).Should(ContainSubstring("value-2"))
 	})