diff --git a/e2e/tests/k8s_api.py b/e2e/tests/k8s_api.py
index d28ea69ad..133fef93f 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/k8s_api.py
+++ b/e2e/tests/k8s_api.py
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ class K8s:
         while not get_services():
             time.sleep(self.RETRY_TIMEOUT_SEC)
 
+    def count_pods_with_rolling_update_flag(self, labels, namespace='default'):
+        pods = self.api.core_v1.list_namespaced_pod(namespace, label_selector=labels).items
+        return len(list(filter(lambda x: "zalando-postgres-operator-rolling-update-required" in x.metadata.annotations, pods)))
+
     def count_pods_with_label(self, labels, namespace='default'):
         return len(self.api.core_v1.list_namespaced_pod(namespace, label_selector=labels).items)
 
@@ -189,6 +193,7 @@ class K8s:
     def wait_for_pod_failover(self, failover_targets, labels, namespace='default'):
         pod_phase = 'Failing over'
         new_pod_node = ''
+        pods_with_update_flag = self.count_pods_with_rolling_update_flag(labels, namespace)
 
         while (pod_phase != 'Running') or (new_pod_node not in failover_targets):
             pods = self.api.core_v1.list_namespaced_pod(namespace, label_selector=labels).items
@@ -196,6 +201,10 @@ class K8s:
                 new_pod_node = pods[0].spec.node_name
                 pod_phase = pods[0].status.phase
             time.sleep(self.RETRY_TIMEOUT_SEC)
+        
+        while pods_with_update_flag != 0:
+            pods_with_update_flag = self.count_pods_with_rolling_update_flag(labels, namespace)
+            time.sleep(self.RETRY_TIMEOUT_SEC)
 
     def wait_for_namespace_creation(self, namespace='default'):
         ns_found = False
@@ -423,6 +432,10 @@ class K8sBase:
         while not get_services():
             time.sleep(self.RETRY_TIMEOUT_SEC)
 
+    def count_pods_with_rolling_update_flag(self, labels, namespace='default'):
+        pods = self.api.core_v1.list_namespaced_pod(namespace, label_selector=labels).items
+        return len(list(filter(lambda x: "zalando-postgres-operator-rolling-update-required" in x.metadata.annotations, pods)))
+
     def count_pods_with_label(self, labels, namespace='default'):
         return len(self.api.core_v1.list_namespaced_pod(namespace, label_selector=labels).items)