diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/certificate.go b/test/e2e/framework/certificate.go
index 7991a2c09..6441fbcef 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/certificate.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/certificate.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (f *Framework) WaitCertificateIssuedValid(c *v1alpha1.Certificate) {
 		v1alpha1.CertificateCondition{
 			Type:   v1alpha1.CertificateConditionReady,
 			Status: v1alpha1.ConditionTrue,
-		}, defaultTimeout)
+		}, longTimeout)
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	By("Verifying TLS certificate exists")
 	secret, err := f.KubeClientSet.CoreV1().Secrets(f.Namespace.Name).Get(c.Spec.SecretName, metav1.GetOptions{})
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/util.go b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
index b600e514d..2af3d1028 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ const (
 
 	// Default time to wait for operations to complete
 	defaultTimeout = 30 * time.Second
+
+	longTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
 )
 
 func nowStamp() string {