diff --git a/pkg/kube/client_test.go b/pkg/kube/client_test.go
index d49e179e0..f3a797246 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/client_test.go
@@ -350,9 +350,7 @@ func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		"/namespaces/default/pods/otter:GET",
 		"/namespaces/default/pods/otter:PATCH",
 		"/namespaces/default/pods/dolphin:GET",
-		"/namespaces/default/pods:POST", // create dolphin
-		"/namespaces/default/pods:POST", // retry due to 409
-		"/namespaces/default/pods:POST", // retry due to 409
+		"/namespaces/default/pods/dolphin:PATCH", // create dolphin
 		"/namespaces/default/pods/squid:GET",
 		"/namespaces/default/pods/squid:DELETE",
 		"/namespaces/default/pods/notfound:GET",
@@ -464,6 +462,8 @@ func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 						return newResponseJSON(http.StatusConflict, resourceQuotaConflict)
 					}
 
+					return newResponse(http.StatusOK, &listTarget.Items[1])
+				case p == "/namespaces/default/pods/dolphin" && m == http.MethodPatch:
 					return newResponse(http.StatusOK, &listTarget.Items[1])
 				case p == "/namespaces/default/pods/squid" && m == http.MethodDelete:
 					return newResponse(http.StatusOK, &listTarget.Items[1])
@@ -485,10 +485,9 @@ func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 						Reason:  metav1.StatusReasonForbidden,
 						Code:    http.StatusForbidden,
 					})
-				default:
 				}
 
-				t.Fail()
+				t.FailNow()
 				return nil, nil
 			}