diff --git a/test/e2e_env/kubernetes/meshtimeout/meshtimeout.go b/test/e2e_env/kubernetes/meshtimeout/meshtimeout.go
index 588f0a9bad22..23d47e8c82dd 100644
--- a/test/e2e_env/kubernetes/meshtimeout/meshtimeout.go
+++ b/test/e2e_env/kubernetes/meshtimeout/meshtimeout.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ spec:
 			}(),
 		)
 
-		It("should configure timeout for single inbound", func() {
+		It("should configure timeout for single inbound", FlakeAttempts(3), func() {
 			policy := fmt.Sprintf(`
 apiVersion: kuma.io/v1alpha1
 kind: MeshTimeout