diff --git a/e2e/libs/keywords/workload_keywords.py b/e2e/libs/keywords/workload_keywords.py
index 41f2e0e5c..1d0369eab 100644
--- a/e2e/libs/keywords/workload_keywords.py
+++ b/e2e/libs/keywords/workload_keywords.py
@@ -158,13 +158,13 @@ def wait_for_workload_volume_detached(self, workload_name):
         logging(f'Waiting for {workload_name} volume {volume_name} to be detached')
         self.volume.wait_for_volume_detached(volume_name)
 
-    def expand_workload_claim_size(self, workload_name, size_in_byte, claim_index=0):
+    def expand_workload_claim_size(self, workload_name, size_in_byte, claim_index=0, skip_retry=False):
         claim_name = get_workload_persistent_volume_claim_name(workload_name, index=claim_index)
         current_size = self.persistentvolumeclaim.get(claim_name).spec.resources.requests['storage']
         current_size_byte = convert_size_to_bytes(current_size)
 
         logging(f'Expanding {workload_name} persistentvolumeclaim {claim_name} from {current_size_byte} to {size_in_byte}')
-        self.persistentvolumeclaim.expand(claim_name, size_in_byte)
+        self.persistentvolumeclaim.expand(claim_name, size_in_byte, skip_retry=skip_retry)
 
     def wait_for_workload_claim_size_expanded(self, workload_name, claim_index=0):
         claim_name = get_workload_persistent_volume_claim_name(workload_name, index=claim_index)
diff --git a/e2e/libs/persistentvolumeclaim/crd.py b/e2e/libs/persistentvolumeclaim/crd.py
index 2bd63d7fb..06ba50ee0 100644
--- a/e2e/libs/persistentvolumeclaim/crd.py
+++ b/e2e/libs/persistentvolumeclaim/crd.py
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ def get_volume_name(self, claim_name, claim_namespace="default"):
         claim = self.get(claim_name, claim_namespace)
         return claim.spec.volume_name
 
-    def expand(self, claim_name, size, namespace="default"):
-        for i in range(self.retry_count):
+    def expand(self, claim_name, size, namespace="default", skip_retry=False):
+        retry_count = 1 if skip_retry else self.retry_count
+        for i in range(retry_count):
             logging(f"Trying to expand pvc {claim_name} to size {size} ... ({i})")
             try:
                 self.core_v1_api.patch_namespaced_persistent_volume_claim(
diff --git a/e2e/libs/persistentvolumeclaim/persistentvolumeclaim.py b/e2e/libs/persistentvolumeclaim/persistentvolumeclaim.py
index 5822770c2..ae222c4a3 100644
--- a/e2e/libs/persistentvolumeclaim/persistentvolumeclaim.py
+++ b/e2e/libs/persistentvolumeclaim/persistentvolumeclaim.py
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ def get_annotation_value(self, claim_name, annotation_key):
     def get_volume_name(self, claim_name):
         return self.claim.get_volume_name(claim_name)
 
-    def expand(self, claim_name, size_in_byte):
+    def expand(self, claim_name, size_in_byte, skip_retry=False):
         pvc = self.claim.get(claim_name)
         current_size = int(pvc.spec.resources.requests['storage'])
 
         target_size = current_size + size_in_byte
         logging(f"Expanding PVC {claim_name} from {current_size} to {target_size}")
-        expanded_size = self.claim.expand(claim_name, target_size)
+        expanded_size = self.claim.expand(claim_name, target_size, skip_retry=skip_retry)
         self.set_annotation(claim_name, ANNOT_EXPANDED_SIZE, str(expanded_size))