diff --git a/test/e2e/pipeline/installer/liqoctl/setup.sh b/test/e2e/pipeline/installer/liqoctl/setup.sh
index f47ddd4a18..e8fcb368b8 100755
--- a/test/e2e/pipeline/installer/liqoctl/setup.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/pipeline/installer/liqoctl/setup.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ LIQO_VERSION="${LIQO_VERSION:-$(git rev-parse HEAD)}"
 export SERVICE_CIDR=10.100.0.0/16
 export POD_CIDR=10.200.0.0/16
 export POD_CIDR_OVERLAPPING=${POD_CIDR_OVERLAPPING:-"false"}
-export HA_REPLICAS=3
+export HA_REPLICAS=2
 
 for i in $(seq 1 "${CLUSTER_NUMBER}");
 do
diff --git a/test/e2e/postinstall/basic_test.go b/test/e2e/postinstall/basic_test.go
index acbdbb8f15..0c551cceb6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/postinstall/basic_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/postinstall/basic_test.go
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	"github.com/liqotech/liqo/pkg/consts"
+	gwconsts "github.com/liqotech/liqo/pkg/gateway"
 	fcutils "github.com/liqotech/liqo/pkg/utils/foreigncluster"
+	"github.com/liqotech/liqo/pkg/vkMachinery"
 	"github.com/liqotech/liqo/test/e2e/testutils/tester"
 	"github.com/liqotech/liqo/test/e2e/testutils/util"
 )
@@ -92,8 +95,28 @@ var _ = Describe("Liqo E2E", func() {
 					for _, tenantNs := range tenantNsList.Items {
 						Eventually(func() bool {
 							readyPods, notReadyPods, err := util.ArePodsUp(ctx, cluster.NativeClient, tenantNs.Name)
+							Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 							klog.Infof("Tenant pods status: %d ready, %d not ready", len(readyPods), len(notReadyPods))
-							return err == nil && len(notReadyPods) == 0 && len(readyPods) == util.NumPodsInTenantNs(true, cluster.Role)
+							// Get deployment gateway
+							gwDeployments, err := cluster.NativeClient.AppsV1().Deployments(tenantNs.Name).List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{
+								LabelSelector: fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", gwconsts.GatewayComponentKey, gwconsts.GatewayComponentGateway),
+							})
+							Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+							Expect(gwDeployments.Items).To(HaveLen(1))
+							gwReplicas := int(ptr.Deref(gwDeployments.Items[0].Spec.Replicas, 1))
+
+							// Get deployment virtual-kubelet if role is consumer
+							vkReplicas := 0
+							if fcutils.IsConsumer(cluster.Role) {
+								vkDeployments, err := cluster.NativeClient.AppsV1().Deployments(tenantNs.Name).List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{
+									LabelSelector: labels.SelectorFromSet(vkMachinery.KubeletBaseLabels).String(),
+								})
+								Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+								Expect(vkDeployments.Items).To(HaveLen(1))
+								vkReplicas = int(ptr.Deref(vkDeployments.Items[0].Spec.Replicas, 1))
+							}
+							return len(notReadyPods) == 0 &&
+								len(readyPods) == util.NumPodsInTenantNs(true, cluster.Role, gwReplicas, vkReplicas)
 						}, timeout, interval).Should(BeTrue())
 					}
 				},
diff --git a/test/e2e/testutils/util/pod.go b/test/e2e/testutils/util/pod.go
index 0c700511b9..b08bb7371b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/testutils/util/pod.go
+++ b/test/e2e/testutils/util/pod.go
@@ -79,15 +79,15 @@ func ArePodsUp(ctx context.Context, clientset kubernetes.Interface, namespace st
 }
 
 // NumPodsInTenantNs returns the number of pods that should be present in a tenant namespace.
-func NumPodsInTenantNs(networkingEnabled bool, role liqov1beta1.RoleType) int {
+func NumPodsInTenantNs(networkingEnabled bool, role liqov1beta1.RoleType, gwReplicas, vkReplicas int) int {
 	count := 0
 	// If the network is enabled, it should have the gateway pod.
 	if networkingEnabled {
-		count += 3
+		count += gwReplicas
 	}
 	// If the cluster is a consumer, it should have the virtual-kubelet pod.
 	if fcutils.IsConsumer(role) {
-		count++
+		count += vkReplicas
 	}
 	return count
 }