diff --git a/e2e/resize.go b/e2e/resize.go
index c3dad4501..06c4dfe97 100644
--- a/e2e/resize.go
+++ b/e2e/resize.go
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ func resizePVCAndValidateSize(pvcPath, appPath string, f *framework.Framework) e
 		LabelSelector: "app=resize-pvc",
 	}
 
+	pvc, err = f.ClientSet.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(pvc.Namespace).Get(pvc.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if *pvc.Spec.VolumeMode == v1.PersistentVolumeFilesystem {
 		err = checkDirSize(app, f, &opt, size)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -140,8 +144,8 @@ func checkDirSize(app *v1.Pod, f *framework.Framework, opt *metav1.ListOptions,
 func checkDeviceSize(app *v1.Pod, f *framework.Framework, opt *metav1.ListOptions, size string) error {
 	cmd := getDeviceSizeCheckCmd(app.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeDevices[0].DevicePath)
 	return checkAppMntSize(f, opt, size, cmd, app.Namespace, deployTimeout)
-
 }
+
 func getDirSizeCheckCmd(dirPath string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("df -h|grep %s |awk '{print $2}'", dirPath)
 }
diff --git a/e2e/utils.go b/e2e/utils.go
index 28801e4ff..ca3e3981c 100644
--- a/e2e/utils.go
+++ b/e2e/utils.go
@@ -120,10 +120,8 @@ func waitForDeploymentComplete(name, ns string, c clientset.Interface, t int) er
 		if deployment.Status.Replicas == deployment.Status.ReadyReplicas {
 			return true, nil
 		}
-
+		e2elog.Logf("deployment status: expected replica count %d running replica count %d", deployment.Status.Replicas, deployment.Status.ReadyReplicas)
 		reason = fmt.Sprintf("deployment status: %#v", deployment.Status.String())
-		e2elog.Logf(reason)
-
 		return false, nil
 	})
 
@@ -383,9 +381,11 @@ func createPVCAndvalidatePV(c kubernetes.Interface, pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClai
 			}
 			return false, err
 		}
+
 		if pvc.Spec.VolumeName == "" {
 			return false, nil
 		}
+
 		pv, err = c.CoreV1().PersistentVolumes().Get(pvc.Spec.VolumeName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ func waitForPodInRunningState(name, ns string, c kubernetes.Interface, t int) er
 		case v1.PodFailed, v1.PodSucceeded:
 			return false, conditions.ErrPodCompleted
 		}
-		e2elog.Logf("%s app  is  in %s phase expected to be in Running  state (%d seconds elapsed)", name, pod.Status.Phase, int(time.Since(start).Seconds()))
+		e2elog.Logf("%s app  is in %s phase expected to be in Running  state (%d seconds elapsed)", name, pod.Status.Phase, int(time.Since(start).Seconds()))
 		return false, nil
 	})
 }