diff --git a/hack/e2e-install-cozystack.bats b/hack/e2e-install-cozystack.bats
index 2cfebfbf..43b8ab8f 100644
--- a/hack/e2e-install-cozystack.bats
+++ b/hack/e2e-install-cozystack.bats
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@
   # Verify the operator deployment is available
   kubectl wait deployment/cozystack-operator -n cozy-system --timeout=1m --for=condition=Available
 
-  # Wait for operator to install CRDs (happens at startup before reconcile loop)
-  kubectl wait crd/packages.cozystack.io --for=condition=Established --timeout=2m
-  kubectl wait crd/packagesources.cozystack.io --for=condition=Established --timeout=2m
+  # Wait for operator to install CRDs (happens at startup before reconcile loop).
+  # kubectl wait fails immediately if the CRD does not exist yet, so poll until it appears first.
+  timeout 120 sh -ec 'until kubectl wait crd/packages.cozystack.io --for=condition=Established --timeout=10s 2>/dev/null; do sleep 2; done'
+  timeout 120 sh -ec 'until kubectl wait crd/packagesources.cozystack.io --for=condition=Established --timeout=10s 2>/dev/null; do sleep 2; done'
 
   # Wait for operator to create the platform PackageSource
   timeout 120 sh -ec 'until kubectl get packagesource cozystack.cozystack-platform >/dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 2; done'