diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/e2e/test/openshift-e2e-test-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/e2e/test/openshift-e2e-test-commands.sh
index ceee4212343b6..c4dfa20d0d2ed 100755
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/e2e/test/openshift-e2e-test-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/e2e/test/openshift-e2e-test-commands.sh
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ if [[ -n "${TEST_USE_PROVISIONED_BASTION-}" ]]; then
     chmod 0600 "${HOME}/.ssh/id_rsa"
 fi
 
+echo "sleep for 5h"
+sleep 5h
+
 # if the cluster profile included an insights secret, install it to the cluster to
 # report support data from the support-operator
 if [[ -f "${CLUSTER_PROFILE_DIR}/insights-live.yaml" ]]; then