diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 137f1447..9d2d1ed1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -222,14 +222,13 @@ jobs:
           /tmp/flux create source git flux-system \
           --url=https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2-kustomize-helm-example \
           --branch=main \
+          --ignore-paths="./clusters/**/flux-system/" \
           --recurse-submodules
           /tmp/flux create kustomization flux-system \
           --source=flux-system \
           --path=./clusters/staging
-          kubectl -n flux-system wait kustomization/infrastructure --for=condition=ready --timeout=5m
+          kubectl -n flux-system wait kustomization/infra-controllers --for=condition=ready --timeout=5m
           kubectl -n flux-system wait kustomization/apps --for=condition=ready --timeout=5m
-          kubectl -n nginx wait helmrelease/nginx --for=condition=ready --timeout=5m
-          kubectl -n redis wait helmrelease/redis --for=condition=ready --timeout=5m
           kubectl -n podinfo wait helmrelease/podinfo --for=condition=ready --timeout=5m
       - name: flux tree
         run: |
diff --git a/tests/azure/azure_test.go b/tests/azure/azure_test.go
index 1397dd02..492fd4f8 100644
--- a/tests/azure/azure_test.go
+++ b/tests/azure/azure_test.go
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func TestAzureDevOpsCloning(t *testing.T) {
         name: foobar
         namespace: %s
     `, tt.name)
-		name := fmt.Sprintf("./cloning-test/%s/configmap.yaml", tt.name)
+		name := fmt.Sprintf("cloning-test/%s/configmap.yaml", tt.name)
 		files[name] = strings.NewReader(manifest)
 	}
 
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ stringData:
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	files := make(map[string]io.Reader)
-	files["./key-vault-sops/secret.enc.yaml"] = r
+	files["key-vault-sops/secret.enc.yaml"] = r
 	err = commitAndPushAll(repo, files, name)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
diff --git a/tests/azure/util_test.go b/tests/azure/util_test.go
index 55ae7be8..2983b403 100644
--- a/tests/azure/util_test.go
+++ b/tests/azure/util_test.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func installFlux(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client, kubeconfigPath,
 	//// Install Flux and push files to git repository
 	repo, _, err := getRepository(repoUrl, defaultBranch, true, azdoPat)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("error cloning repositoriy: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	kustomizeYaml := `
@@ -168,19 +168,19 @@ patchesStrategicMerge:
 `
 
 	files := make(map[string]io.Reader)
-	files["./clusters/e2e/flux-system/kustomization.yaml"] = strings.NewReader(kustomizeYaml)
-	files["./clusters/e2e/flux-system/gotk-components.yaml"] = strings.NewReader("")
-	files["./clusters/e2e/flux-system/gotk-sync.yaml"] = strings.NewReader("")
+	files["clusters/e2e/flux-system/kustomization.yaml"] = strings.NewReader(kustomizeYaml)
+	files["clusters/e2e/flux-system/gotk-components.yaml"] = strings.NewReader("")
+	files["clusters/e2e/flux-system/gotk-sync.yaml"] = strings.NewReader("")
 	err = commitAndPushAll(repo, files, defaultBranch)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("error commiting and pushing manifests: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	bootstrapCmd := fmt.Sprintf("flux bootstrap git  --url=%s --password=%s --kubeconfig=%s"+
 		" --token-auth --path=clusters/e2e  --components-extra image-reflector-controller,image-automation-controller",
 		repoUrl, azdoPat, kubeconfigPath)
 	if err := runCommand(context.Background(), 10*time.Minute, "./", bootstrapCmd); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("error running bootstrap: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil