diff --git a/test/integration/controlplane/transformation/transformation_test.go b/test/integration/controlplane/transformation/transformation_test.go
index 23d3667b58a..fa623da6d7e 100644
--- a/test/integration/controlplane/transformation/transformation_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/controlplane/transformation/transformation_test.go
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ func (e *transformTest) printMetrics() error {
 func mustBeHealthy(t kubeapiservertesting.Logger, checkName, wantBodyContains string, clientConfig *rest.Config, excludes ...string) {
 	t.Helper()
 	var restErr error
-	pollErr := wait.PollImmediate(2*time.Second, 2*time.Minute, func() (bool, error) {
+	pollErr := wait.PollImmediate(1*time.Second, 5*time.Minute, func() (bool, error) {
 		body, ok, err := getHealthz(checkName, clientConfig, excludes...)
 		restErr = err
 		if err != nil {
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ func mustBeHealthy(t kubeapiservertesting.Logger, checkName, wantBodyContains st
 		return done, nil
 	})
 
-	if pollErr == wait.ErrWaitTimeout {
+	if pollErr != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to get the expected healthz status of OK for check: %s, error: %v, debug inner error: %v", checkName, pollErr, restErr)
 	}
 }
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ func mustBeHealthy(t kubeapiservertesting.Logger, checkName, wantBodyContains st
 func mustBeUnHealthy(t kubeapiservertesting.Logger, checkName, wantBodyContains string, clientConfig *rest.Config, excludes ...string) {
 	t.Helper()
 	var restErr error
-	pollErr := wait.PollImmediate(2*time.Second, 2*time.Minute, func() (bool, error) {
+	pollErr := wait.PollImmediate(1*time.Second, 5*time.Minute, func() (bool, error) {
 		body, ok, err := getHealthz(checkName, clientConfig, excludes...)
 		restErr = err
 		if err != nil {
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ func mustBeUnHealthy(t kubeapiservertesting.Logger, checkName, wantBodyContains
 		return done, nil
 	})
 
-	if pollErr == wait.ErrWaitTimeout {
+	if pollErr != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to get the expected healthz status of !OK for check: %s, error: %v, debug inner error: %v", checkName, pollErr, restErr)
 	}
 }