diff --git a/pkg/feature/conditions.go b/pkg/feature/conditions.go
index 9a9373ba130..7b27196dd1a 100644
--- a/pkg/feature/conditions.go
+++ b/pkg/feature/conditions.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func WaitForPodsToBeReady(namespace string) Action {
 				return false, err
 			}
 
+			podList.Items = filterEvictedPods(podList.Items)
 			readyPods := 0
 			totalPods := len(podList.Items)
 
@@ -102,6 +103,18 @@ func WaitForPodsToBeReady(namespace string) Action {
 	}
 }
 
+func filterEvictedPods(pods []corev1.Pod) []corev1.Pod {
+	var filteredPods []corev1.Pod
+
+	for _, pod := range pods {
+		if pod.Status.Phase != corev1.PodFailed || pod.Status.Reason != "Evicted" {
+			filteredPods = append(filteredPods, pod)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return filteredPods
+}
+
 func WaitForResourceToBeCreated(namespace string, gvk schema.GroupVersionKind) Action {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, f *Feature) error {
 		f.Log.Info("waiting for resource to be created", "namespace", namespace, "resource", gvk)