diff --git a/test/e2e/atlas/atlas_e2e_test_generator_test.go b/test/e2e/atlas/atlas_e2e_test_generator_test.go
index 130ebeffca..79fb0303dc 100644
--- a/test/e2e/atlas/atlas_e2e_test_generator_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/atlas/atlas_e2e_test_generator_test.go
@@ -278,24 +278,30 @@ func deleteKeys(t *testing.T, cliPath string, toDelete map[string]struct{}) {
 	var keys atlasv2.PaginatedApiApiUser
 	err = json.Unmarshal(resp, &keys)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	uniqueKeysToDelete := make(map[string]struct{})
 	for _, key := range keys.GetResults() {
 		keyID := key.GetId()
 		desc := key.GetDesc()
 
-		errors := []error{}
 		if _, ok := toDelete[desc]; ok {
-			t.Logf("Deleting key with ID: %s", keyID)
-			cmd = exec.Command(cliPath,
-				orgEntity,
-				"apiKeys",
-				"rm",
-				keyID,
-				"--force")
-			cmd.Env = os.Environ()
-			_, err = e2e.RunAndGetStdOut(cmd)
-			if err != nil {
-				errors = append(errors, err)
-			}
+			uniqueKeysToDelete[keyID] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for keyID := range uniqueKeysToDelete {
+		errors := []error{}
+		t.Logf("Deleting key with ID: %s", keyID)
+		cmd = exec.Command(cliPath,
+			orgEntity,
+			"apiKeys",
+			"rm",
+			keyID,
+			"--force")
+		cmd.Env = os.Environ()
+		_, err = e2e.RunAndGetStdOut(cmd)
+		if err != nil {
+			errors = append(errors, err)
 		}
 		if len(errors) > 0 {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected errors while deleting keys: %v", errors)