diff --git a/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py b/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
index 0f2c62efe..88cb6792d 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
+++ b/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
@@ -999,12 +999,12 @@ class EndToEndTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         }
         k8s.api.custom_objects_api.patch_namespaced_custom_object(
             "acid.zalan.do", "v1", "default", "postgresqls", "acid-minimal-cluster", pg_patch_resources)
+        self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: k8s.get_operator_state(), {"0": "idle"},
+                             "Operator does not get in sync")
 
         # wait for switched over
         k8s.wait_for_pod_failover(replica_nodes, 'spilo-role=master,' + cluster_label)
         k8s.wait_for_pod_start('spilo-role=replica,' + cluster_label)
-        self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: k8s.get_operator_state(), {"0": "idle"},
-                             "Operator does not get in sync")
 
         def verify_pod_limits():
             pods = k8s.api.core_v1.list_namespaced_pod('default', label_selector="cluster-name=acid-minimal-cluster,application=spilo").items