diff --git a/e2e/keywords/sharemanager.resource b/e2e/keywords/sharemanager.resource
index 6fe84fda8..3e8026de2 100644
--- a/e2e/keywords/sharemanager.resource
+++ b/e2e/keywords/sharemanager.resource
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ Check sharemanager ${condition} using headless service
 Wait for all sharemanager to be deleted
     wait_for_sharemanagers_deleted
 
-Delete sharemanager of deployment ${deployment_id} and wait for recreation
+Delete sharemanager pod of deployment ${deployment_id} and wait for recreation
     ${deployment_name} =   generate_name_with_suffix    deployment    ${deployment_id}
     ${volume_name} =    get_workload_volume_name    ${deployment_name}
-    delete_sharemanager_and_wait_for_recreation    ${volume_name}
+    delete_sharemanager_pod_and_wait_for_recreation    ${volume_name}
 
-Wait for sharemanager of deployment ${deployment_id} running
+Wait for sharemanager pod of deployment ${deployment_id} running
     ${deployment_name} =   generate_name_with_suffix    deployment    ${deployment_id}
     ${volume_name} =    get_workload_volume_name    ${deployment_name}
-    wait_for_share_manager_running    ${volume_name}
+    wait_for_share_manager_pod_running    ${volume_name}
diff --git a/e2e/libs/keywords/sharemanager_keywords.py b/e2e/libs/keywords/sharemanager_keywords.py
index f9d501f34..b541f5b26 100644
--- a/e2e/libs/keywords/sharemanager_keywords.py
+++ b/e2e/libs/keywords/sharemanager_keywords.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from utility.utility import get_retry_count_and_interval
 from utility.utility import logging
-
+from utility.utility import get_pod, delete_pod
 
 class sharemanager_keywords:
 
@@ -48,14 +48,32 @@ def wait_for_sharemanagers_deleted(self, name=[]):
 
         assert AssertionError, f"Failed to wait for all sharemanagers to be deleted"
 
-    def delete_sharemanager(self, name):
-        return self.sharemanager.delete(name)
 
-    def delete_sharemanager_and_wait_for_recreation(self, name):
-        sharemanager = self.sharemanager.get(name)
-        last_creation_time = sharemanager["metadata"]["creationTimestamp"]
-        self.sharemanager.delete(name)
-        self.sharemanager.wait_for_restart(name, last_creation_time)
+    def delete_sharemanager_pod_and_wait_for_recreation(self, name):
+        sharemanager_pod_name = "share-manager-" + name
+        sharemanager_pod = get_pod(sharemanager_pod_name, "longhorn-system")
+        last_creation_time = sharemanager_pod.metadata.creation_timestamp
+        delete_pod(sharemanager_pod_name, "longhorn-system")
+
+        retry_count, retry_interval = get_retry_count_and_interval()
+        for i in range(retry_count):
+            time.sleep(retry_interval)
+            sharemanager_pod = get_pod(sharemanager_pod_name, "longhorn-system")
+            if sharemanager_pod == None:
+                continue
+            creation_time = sharemanager_pod.metadata.creation_timestamp
+            if creation_time > last_creation_time:
+                return
+
+        assert False, f"sharemanager pod {sharemanager_pod_name} not recreated"
+
+
+    def wait_for_share_manager_pod_running(self, name):
+        sharemanager_pod_name = "share-manager-" + name
+        retry_count, retry_interval = get_retry_count_and_interval()
+        for i in range(retry_count):
+            sharemanager_pod = get_pod(sharemanager_pod_name, "longhorn-system")
+            if sharemanager_pod.status.phase == "Running":
+                return
 
-    def wait_for_share_manager_running(self, name):
-        return self.sharemanager.wait_for_running(name)
+        assert False, f"sharemanager pod {sharemanager_pod_name} not running"
diff --git a/e2e/tests/negative/component_resilience.robot b/e2e/tests/negative/component_resilience.robot
index 4c5cc5059..fa4563376 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/negative/component_resilience.robot
+++ b/e2e/tests/negative/component_resilience.robot
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ Test Longhorn dynamic provisioned RWX volume recovery
         And Wait until volume of deployment 0 replica rebuilding started on replica node
         Then Delete instance-manager of deployment 0 volume and wait for recover
 
-        When Delete sharemanager of deployment 0 and wait for recreation
-        And Wait for sharemanager of deployment 0 running
+        When Delete sharemanager pod of deployment 0 and wait for recreation
+        And Wait for sharemanager pod of deployment 0 running
         And Wait for deployment 0 pods stable
         And Check deployment 0 data in file data.txt is intact
     END