diff --git a/tests/e2e/kserve_test.go b/tests/e2e/kserve_test.go
index 3abb5440063..ce1cee7cc20 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/kserve_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/kserve_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ func kserveTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 func (k *KserveTestCtx) validateKserveInstance(t *testing.T) {
 	g := k.WithT(t)
 
+	g.Eventually(
+		k.updateComponent(func(c *dscv1.Components) {
+			c.Kserve.ManagementState = operatorv1.Managed
+		}),
+	).ShouldNot(
+		HaveOccurred(),
+	)
+
 	g.Eventually(
 		k.List(gvk.Kserve),
 	).Should(And(
@@ -66,6 +74,15 @@ func (k *KserveTestCtx) validateKserveInstance(t *testing.T) {
 			jq.Match(`.status.phase == "%s"`, readyStatus),
 		)),
 	))
+
+	g.Eventually(
+		k.List(gvk.DataScienceCluster),
+	).Should(And(
+		HaveLen(1),
+		HaveEach(
+			jq.Match(`.status.conditions[] | select(.type == "%sReady") | .status == "%s"`, componentApi.KserveComponentName, metav1.ConditionTrue),
+		),
+	))
 }
 
 func (k *KserveTestCtx) validateDefaultCertsAvailable(t *testing.T) {