diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/job.go b/test/e2e/apps/job.go
index d10a444f07d..5255da7d295 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/job.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/job.go
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Job", func() {
 
 	It("should exceed backoffLimit", func() {
 		By("Creating a job")
-		job := framework.NewTestJob("fail", "backofflimit", v1.RestartPolicyNever, 1, 1, nil, 0)
+		backoff := 1
+		job := framework.NewTestJob("fail", "backofflimit", v1.RestartPolicyNever, 1, 1, nil, int32(backoff))
 		job, err := framework.CreateJob(f.ClientSet, f.Namespace.Name, job)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		By("Ensuring job exceed backofflimit")
@@ -182,11 +183,12 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Job", func() {
 		err = framework.WaitForJobFailure(f.ClientSet, f.Namespace.Name, job.Name, framework.JobTimeout, "BackoffLimitExceeded")
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
-		By("Checking that only one pod created and status is failed")
+		By(fmt.Sprintf("Checking that %d pod created and status is failed", backoff+1))
 		pods, err := framework.GetJobPods(f.ClientSet, f.Namespace.Name, job.Name)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(pods.Items).To(HaveLen(1))
-		pod := pods.Items[0]
-		Expect(pod.Status.Phase).To(Equal(v1.PodFailed))
+		Expect(pods.Items).To(HaveLen(backoff + 1))
+		for _, pod := range pods.Items {
+			Expect(pod.Status.Phase).To(Equal(v1.PodFailed))
+		}
 	})
 })