diff --git a/test/e2e/suite/issuers/ca/certificate.go b/test/e2e/suite/issuers/ca/certificate.go
index 57e5a78c6..b2c0ce6c0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/suite/issuers/ca/certificate.go
+++ b/test/e2e/suite/issuers/ca/certificate.go
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ var _ = framework.CertManagerDescribe("CA Certificate", func() {
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			By("Verifying the Certificate is valid")
 			err = util.WaitCertificateIssuedValid(certClient, secretClient, certificateName, time.Second*30)
-			f.CertificateDurationValid(cert, v.expectedDuration)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			f.CertificateDurationValid(cert, v.expectedDuration)
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/suite/issuers/selfsigned/certificate.go b/test/e2e/suite/issuers/selfsigned/certificate.go
index bb1c3ce10..0c0bbb6d0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/suite/issuers/selfsigned/certificate.go
+++ b/test/e2e/suite/issuers/selfsigned/certificate.go
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ var _ = framework.CertManagerDescribe("Self Signed Certificate", func() {
 			cert, err := certClient.Create(util.NewCertManagerBasicCertificate(certificateName, certificateSecretName, issuerDurationName, v1alpha1.IssuerKind, v.inputDuration, v.inputRenewBefore))
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			err = util.WaitCertificateIssuedValid(certClient, secretClient, certificateName, time.Second*30)
-			f.CertificateDurationValid(cert, v.expectedDuration)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			f.CertificateDurationValid(cert, v.expectedDuration)
 		})
 	}
 })
diff --git a/test/e2e/suite/issuers/vault/certificate/approle.go b/test/e2e/suite/issuers/vault/certificate/approle.go
index 20562eec9..599b29b9c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/suite/issuers/vault/certificate/approle.go
+++ b/test/e2e/suite/issuers/vault/certificate/approle.go
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ var _ = framework.CertManagerDescribe("Vault Certificate (AppRole)", func() {
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			err = util.WaitCertificateIssuedValid(certClient, secretClient, certificateName, time.Minute*5)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			// Vault substract 30 seconds to the NotBefore date.
 			f.CertificateDurationValid(cert, v.expectedDuration+(30*time.Second))
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 	}
 })