diff --git a/tests/suite/test_build_info.py b/tests/suite/test_build_info.py
index c36f00dfc0..42c5611849 100644
--- a/tests/suite/test_build_info.py
+++ b/tests/suite/test_build_info.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import io
 import logging
+import time
 
 import pytest
 import yaml
@@ -18,10 +19,15 @@ def test_build_version(self, ingress_controller, kube_apis, ingress_controller_p
             chart = yaml.safe_load(f)
             ic_ver = chart["appVersion"]
             print(f"NIC version from chart: {ic_ver}")
-
         _info = self.send_build_info(kube_apis, ingress_controller_prerequisites)
-        _version = _info[_info.find("Version=") + len("Version=") : _info.rfind("GitCommit=")]
+        count = 0
+        while "Version=" not in _info and count < 5:
+            _info = self.send_build_info(kube_apis, ingress_controller_prerequisites)
+            count += 1
+            time.sleep(1)
+        _version = _info[_info.find("Version=") + len("Version=") : _info.rfind("Commit=")]
         logging.info(_version)
+        print(f"Version from pod logs: {_version}")
         assert _version != " "
         assert ic_ver in _version