diff --git a/ci/prow/e2e-hub-spoke-incluster-build b/ci/prow/e2e-hub-spoke-incluster-build
index ec1224ee2..a53b7ff66 100755
--- a/ci/prow/e2e-hub-spoke-incluster-build
+++ b/ci/prow/e2e-hub-spoke-incluster-build
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Apply resources
-oc apply -k ci/e2e-hub
+timeout 1m bash -c 'until oc apply -k ci/e2e-hub; do sleep 3; done'
 
 # Wait for the build build to be created and completed
 timeout 1m bash -c 'until oc -n ${HUB_OPERATOR_NAMESPACE} get builds -o json | jq -er ".items[].metadata.name | select(.? | match(\"build\"))"; do sleep 1; done'
diff --git a/ci/prow/e2e-incluster-build b/ci/prow/e2e-incluster-build
index 995054cb3..192c4905d 100755
--- a/ci/prow/e2e-incluster-build
+++ b/ci/prow/e2e-incluster-build
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ oc debug "node/${NODE}" -- chroot host/ lsmod | grep dummy
 oc wait --for=condition=Available deployment/kmm-operator-controller deployment/kmm-operator-webhook -n openshift-kmm
 
 echo "Add resources"
-oc apply -k ci/e2e
+timeout 1m bash -c 'until oc apply -k ci/e2e; do sleep 3; done'
 
 # Wait for the build pod to be created. `kubectl wait` doesn't support such option,
 # see https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/83242.