diff --git a/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py b/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
index 032631564..7a848d3d0 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
+++ b/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class EndToEndTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         })
 
         self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: self.k8s.get_operator_state(), {"0": "idle"}, "Operator does not get in sync")
-        self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: self.k8s.get_deployment_replica_count(name="acid-minimal-cluster-pooler"), 1,
+        self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: self.k8s.get_deployment_replica_count(name="acid-minimal-cluster-pooler"), 2,
                              "Operator did not succeed in overwriting labels")
 
         self.k8s.api.custom_objects_api.patch_namespaced_custom_object(