diff --git a/hack/e2e/run-e2e.sh b/hack/e2e/run-e2e.sh
index fb0b28709b..1c280d8e6f 100755
--- a/hack/e2e/run-e2e.sh
+++ b/hack/e2e/run-e2e.sh
@@ -39,22 +39,23 @@ notinpath () {
     esac
 }
 
+ensure_image_pull_secret() {
+  if [ -n "${DOCKER_SERVER-}" ] && [ -n "${DOCKER_USERNAME-}" ] && [ -n "${DOCKER_PASSWORD-}" ]; then
+    if ! kubectl get secret cnpg-pull-secret -n cnpg-system >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      kubectl create secret docker-registry \
+        -n cnpg-system \
+        cnpg-pull-secret \
+        --docker-server="${DOCKER_SERVER}" \
+        --docker-username="${DOCKER_USERNAME}" \
+        --docker-password="${DOCKER_PASSWORD}"
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
 # Process the e2e templates
 export E2E_PRE_ROLLING_UPDATE_IMG=${E2E_PRE_ROLLING_UPDATE_IMG:-${POSTGRES_IMG%.*}}
 export AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT=${AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT:-''}
 
-# Getting the operator images need a pull secret
-kubectl delete namespace cnpg-system || :
-kubectl create namespace cnpg-system
-if [ -n "${DOCKER_SERVER-}" ] && [ -n "${DOCKER_USERNAME-}" ] && [ -n "${DOCKER_PASSWORD-}" ]; then
-  kubectl create secret docker-registry \
-    -n cnpg-system \
-    cnpg-pull-secret \
-    --docker-server="${DOCKER_SERVER}" \
-    --docker-username="${DOCKER_USERNAME}" \
-    --docker-password="${DOCKER_PASSWORD}"
-fi
-
 go_bin="$(go env GOPATH)/bin"
 if notinpath "${go_bin}"; then
   export PATH="${go_bin}:${PATH}"
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ echo "E2E tests are running with the following filters: ${LABEL_FILTERS}"
 RC=0
 RC_GINKGO1=0
 if [[ "${TEST_UPGRADE_TO_V1}" != "false" ]]; then
+  # Getting the operator images need a pull secret
+  kubectl delete namespace cnpg-system || :
+  kubectl create namespace cnpg-system
+  ensure_image_pull_secret
   # Generate a manifest for the operator after the api upgrade
   # TODO: this is almost a "make deploy". Refactor.
   make manifests kustomize
@@ -103,6 +108,11 @@ if [[ "${TEST_UPGRADE_TO_V1}" != "false" ]]; then
   jq -e -c -f "${ROOT_DIR}/hack/e2e/test-report.jq" "${ROOT_DIR}/tests/e2e/out/upgrade_report.json" || RC=$?
 fi
 
+# Getting the operator images need a pull secret
+kubectl delete namespace cnpg-system || :
+kubectl create namespace cnpg-system
+ensure_image_pull_secret
+
 CONTROLLER_IMG="${CONTROLLER_IMG}" \
   POSTGRES_IMAGE_NAME="${POSTGRES_IMG}" \
   make -C "${ROOT_DIR}" deploy
diff --git a/tests/e2e/volume_snapshot_test.go b/tests/e2e/volume_snapshot_test.go
index 020c6a9c88..1abc761be6 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/volume_snapshot_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/volume_snapshot_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	volumesnapshot "github.com/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/client/v6/apis/volumesnapshot/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -240,6 +241,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Verify Volume Snapshot",
 					// Create a "test" table with values 1,2
 					AssertCreateTestData(namespace, clusterToSnapshotName, tableName, psqlClientPod)
 
+					// Because GetCurrentTimestamp() rounds down to the second and is executed
+					// right after the creation of the test data, we wait for 1s to avoid not
+					// including the newly created data within the recovery_target_time
+					time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 					// Get the recovery_target_time and pass it to the template engine
 					recoveryTargetTime, err := testUtils.GetCurrentTimestamp(namespace, clusterToSnapshotName, env, psqlClientPod)
 					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())