diff --git a/e2e/scripts/watch_objects.sh b/e2e/scripts/watch_objects.sh
index d4ca3597f..9dde54f5e 100755
--- a/e2e/scripts/watch_objects.sh
+++ b/e2e/scripts/watch_objects.sh
@@ -13,9 +13,15 @@ kubectl get statefulsets
 echo
 kubectl get deployments
 echo
+echo
+echo 'Step from operator deployment'
 kubectl get pods -l name=postgres-operator -o jsonpath='{.items..metadata.annotations.step}'
 echo
+echo
+echo 'Spilo Image in statefulset'
 kubectl get pods -l application=spilo -o jsonpath='{.items..spec.containers..image}'
 echo
-kubectl exec -it $(kubectl get pods -l name=postgres-operator -o jsonpath='{.items.name}') -- curl localhost:8008/api/status/queue/
-"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo
+echo 'Queue Status'
+kubectl exec -it \$(kubectl get pods -l name=postgres-operator -o jsonpath='{.items..metadata.name}') -- curl localhost:8080/workers/all/status/
+echo"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/tests/k8s_api.py b/e2e/tests/k8s_api.py
index 371fa8e0d..f2abd8e0c 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/k8s_api.py
+++ b/e2e/tests/k8s_api.py
@@ -239,6 +239,19 @@ class K8s:
             return []
         return json.loads(r.stdout.decode())
 
+    def get_operator_state(self):
+        pod = self.get_operator_pod()
+        if pod == None:
+            return None
+        pod = pod.metadata.name
+
+        r = self.exec_with_kubectl(pod, "curl localhost:8080/workers/all/status/")
+        if not r.returncode == 0 or not r.stdout.decode()[0:1]=="{":
+            return None
+
+        return json.loads(r.stdout.decode())
+
+
     def get_patroni_running_members(self, pod="acid-minimal-cluster-0"):
         result = self.get_patroni_state(pod)
         return list(filter(lambda x: "State" in x and x["State"] == "running", result))
diff --git a/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py b/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
index a38169a46..5f1bbcac7 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
+++ b/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ class EndToEndTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             },
         }
         k8s.update_config(patch_infrastructure_roles)
+        self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: k8s.get_operator_state(), {"0":"idle"}, "Operator does not get in sync")
 
         try:
             # check that new roles are represented in the config by requesting the
@@ -456,6 +457,7 @@ class EndToEndTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             # so we additonally test if disabling the lazy upgrade - forcing the normal rolling upgrade - works
             self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: k8s.get_effective_pod_image(pod0), conf_image, "Rolling upgrade was not executed", 50, 3)
             self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: k8s.get_effective_pod_image(pod1), conf_image, "Rolling upgrade was not executed", 50, 3)
+            self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: len(k8s.get_patroni_running_members(pod0)), 2, "Postgres status did not enter running")
 
         except timeout_decorator.TimeoutError:
             print('Operator log: {}'.format(k8s.get_operator_log()))
@@ -528,6 +530,9 @@ class EndToEndTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             print('Operator log: {}'.format(k8s.get_operator_log()))
             raise
 
+        # ensure cluster is healthy after tests
+        self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: len(k8s.get_patroni_running_members("acid-minimal-cluster-0")), 2, "Postgres status did not enter running")
+
     @timeout_decorator.timeout(TEST_TIMEOUT_SEC)
     def test_min_resource_limits(self):
         '''