diff --git a/kuryr_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/base.py b/kuryr_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/base.py
index dd2c8703..16759d74 100644
--- a/kuryr_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/base.py
+++ b/kuryr_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/base.py
@@ -1508,6 +1508,18 @@ class BaseKuryrScenarioTest(manager.NetworkScenarioTest):
                 self.addClassResourceCleanup(self.delete_pod, pod_name,
                                              namespace=namespace)
 
+        self.wait_until_service_LB_is_active(service_name, namespace)
+        self.assert_backend_amount_from_pod(
+            clusterip_svc_ip,
+            pod_num,
+            pod_name,
+            service_port,
+            protocol,
+            namespace_name=namespace)
+        return pod_name
+
+    def wait_until_service_LB_is_active(self, service_name,
+                                        namespace='default', poll_interval=5):
         if CONF.kuryr_kubernetes.kuryrloadbalancers:
             klb_crd_id = self.get_klb_crd_id(service_name, namespace)
             start = time.time()
@@ -1522,21 +1534,12 @@ class BaseKuryrScenarioTest(manager.NetworkScenarioTest):
                     if loadbalancer.get("provisioning_status") == "ACTIVE":
                         LOG.info("LB is ACTIVE: %s", klb_crd_id)
                         break
-                    time.sleep(10)
+                    time.sleep(poll_interval)
             else:
                 msg = ("Timed out waiting for loadbalancer %s to become"
                        " ACTIVE", klb_crd_id)
                 raise lib_exc.TimeoutException(msg)
 
-        self.assert_backend_amount_from_pod(
-            clusterip_svc_ip,
-            pod_num,
-            pod_name,
-            service_port,
-            protocol,
-            namespace_name=namespace)
-        return pod_name
-
     def get_curl_template(self, ip_or_cidr, extra_args='', port=False):
         ipn = netaddr.IPNetwork(ip_or_cidr)
 
diff --git a/kuryr_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_network_policy.py b/kuryr_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_network_policy.py
index c1b35d67..0172101f 100644
--- a/kuryr_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_network_policy.py
+++ b/kuryr_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_network_policy.py
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ class ServiceWOSelectorsNPScenario(base.BaseKuryrScenarioTest):
         self.verify_lbaas_endpoints_configured(service_name, 1, server_ns_name)
         self.verify_lbaas_endpoints_configured(service2_name, 1,
                                                server_ns_name)
+        self.wait_until_service_LB_is_active(service_name, server_ns_name)
+        self.wait_until_service_LB_is_active(service2_name, server_ns_name)
 
         # check connectivity
         curl_tmpl = self.get_curl_template(service_ip, extra_args='-m 10')
@@ -303,10 +305,14 @@ class ServiceWOSelectorsNPScenario(base.BaseKuryrScenarioTest):
         cmd2 = ["/bin/sh", "-c", curl_tmpl.format(service2_ip)]
         self.assertIn(consts.POD_OUTPUT,
                       self.exec_command_in_pod(client_pod_name, cmd,
-                                               namespace=client_ns_name))
+                                               namespace=client_ns_name),
+                      "Connectivity from %s to service %s (%s) failed." %
+                      (client_pod_name, service_ip, service_name))
         self.assertIn(consts.POD_OUTPUT,
                       self.exec_command_in_pod(client_pod_name, cmd2,
-                                               namespace=client_ns_name))
+                                               namespace=client_ns_name),
+                      "Connectivity from %s to service2 %s (%s) failed." %
+                      (client_pod_name, service2_ip, service2_name))
 
         # create NP for client to be able to reach server
         np_name = data_utils.rand_name(prefix='kuryr-np')