diff --git a/test/e2e/base_configuration_test.go b/test/e2e/base_configuration_test.go
index e8e64143..fd77a488 100644
--- a/test/e2e/base_configuration_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/base_configuration_test.go
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 package e2e
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	virtuslabv1alpha1 "github.com/VirtusLab/jenkins-operator/pkg/apis/virtuslab/v1alpha1"
 
 	"github.com/bndr/gojenkins"
-	framework "github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/pkg/test"
-	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
 func TestBaseConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
@@ -20,33 +15,7 @@ func TestBaseConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 	// Deletes test namespace
 	defer ctx.Cleanup()
 
-	jenkins := &virtuslabv1alpha1.Jenkins{
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name:      "e2e",
-			Namespace: namespace,
-		},
-		Spec: virtuslabv1alpha1.JenkinsSpec{
-			Master: virtuslabv1alpha1.JenkinsMaster{
-				Image:       "jenkins/jenkins",
-				Annotations: map[string]string{"test": "label"},
-				Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
-					Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
-						corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("1"),
-						corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
-					},
-					Limits: corev1.ResourceList{
-						corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("2"),
-						corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-	t.Logf("Jenkins CR %+v", *jenkins)
-	if err := framework.Global.Client.Create(context.TODO(), jenkins, nil); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
+	jenkins := createJenkinsCR(t, namespace)
 	waitForJenkinsBaseConfigurationToComplete(t, jenkins)
 
 	verifyJenkinsMasterPodAttributes(t, jenkins)
diff --git a/test/e2e/jenkins.go b/test/e2e/jenkins.go
index 2cdc0fe8..68f4f6f4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/jenkins.go
+++ b/test/e2e/jenkins.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bndr/gojenkins"
 	framework "github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/pkg/test"
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -63,3 +65,35 @@ func createJenkinsAPIClient(jenkins *virtuslabv1alpha1.Jenkins) (*gojenkins.Jenk
 
 	return jenkinsClient, nil
 }
+
+func createJenkinsCR(t *testing.T, namespace string) *virtuslabv1alpha1.Jenkins {
+	jenkins := &virtuslabv1alpha1.Jenkins{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "e2e",
+			Namespace: namespace,
+		},
+		Spec: virtuslabv1alpha1.JenkinsSpec{
+			Master: virtuslabv1alpha1.JenkinsMaster{
+				Image:       "jenkins/jenkins",
+				Annotations: map[string]string{"test": "label"},
+				Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
+					Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
+						corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("1"),
+						corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
+					},
+					Limits: corev1.ResourceList{
+						corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("2"),
+						corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("Jenkins CR %+v", *jenkins)
+	if err := framework.Global.Client.Create(context.TODO(), jenkins, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	return jenkins
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e/restart_pod_test.go b/test/e2e/restart_pod_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed10a7e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/restart_pod_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package e2e
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	virtuslabv1alpha1 "github.com/VirtusLab/jenkins-operator/pkg/apis/virtuslab/v1alpha1"
+
+	framework "github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/pkg/test"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+)
+
+func TestJenkinsMasterPodRestart(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	namespace, ctx := setupTest(t)
+	// Deletes test namespace
+	defer ctx.Cleanup()
+
+	jenkins := createJenkinsCR(t, namespace)
+	waitForJenkinsBaseConfigurationToComplete(t, jenkins)
+	restartJenkinsMasterPod(t, jenkins)
+	time.Sleep(33 * time.Second) // wait for recreate pod
+	checkBaseConfigurationCompleteTimeIsNotSet(t, jenkins)
+	waitForJenkinsBaseConfigurationToComplete(t, jenkins)
+}
+
+func checkBaseConfigurationCompleteTimeIsNotSet(t *testing.T, jenkins *virtuslabv1alpha1.Jenkins) {
+	jenkinsStatus := &virtuslabv1alpha1.Jenkins{}
+	namespacedName := types.NamespacedName{Namespace: jenkins.Namespace, Name: jenkins.Name}
+	err := framework.Global.Client.Get(context.TODO(), namespacedName, jenkinsStatus)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if jenkinsStatus.Status.BaseConfigurationCompletedTime != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Status.BaseConfigurationCompletedTime is set after restart of pod, status %+v", jenkinsStatus.Status)
+	}
+}
+
+func restartJenkinsMasterPod(t *testing.T, jenkins *virtuslabv1alpha1.Jenkins) {
+	jenkinsPod := getJenkinsMasterPod(t, jenkins)
+	err := framework.Global.Client.Delete(context.TODO(), jenkinsPod)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}