diff --git a/test/e2e/common/05_tektonhubdeployment_test.go b/test/e2e/common/05_tektonhubdeployment_test.go
index 1b7042281b..450c912ee6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/05_tektonhubdeployment_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/05_tektonhubdeployment_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type TektonHubTestSuite struct {
 	resourceNames      utils.ResourceNames
 	clients            *utils.Clients
 	deployments        []string
+	pvcs               []string
 	dbMigrationJobName string
 	interval           time.Duration
 	timeout            time.Duration
@@ -79,6 +80,9 @@ func NewTektonHubTestSuite(t *testing.T) *TektonHubTestSuite {
 			"tekton-hub-api",
 			"tekton-hub-ui",
 		},
+		pvcs: []string{
+			"tekton-hub-api",
+		},
 		dbMigrationJobName: "tekton-hub-db-migration",
 		interval:           5 * time.Second,
 		timeout:            5 * time.Minute,
@@ -302,6 +306,16 @@ func (s *TektonHubTestSuite) undeploy(databaseNamespace string) {
 		err := resources.WaitForDeploymentDeletion(s.clients.KubeClient, deploymentName, namespace, pollInterval, timeout)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
+	// verify pvcs are removed
+	for _, pvcName := range s.pvcs {
+		namespace := s.resourceNames.TargetNamespace
+		if databaseNamespace != "" {
+			// no need to verify external database removal
+			continue
+		}
+		err := resources.WaitForPVCDeletion(s.clients.KubeClient, pvcName, namespace, pollInterval, timeout)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
 	// verify migration job is removed
 	err := resources.WaitForJobDeletion(s.clients.KubeClient, s.dbMigrationJobName, s.resourceNames.TargetNamespace, pollInterval, timeout)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/test/resources/deployment.go b/test/resources/deployment.go
index efeeb1c108..8f8c405c4a 100644
--- a/test/resources/deployment.go
+++ b/test/resources/deployment.go
@@ -126,3 +126,19 @@ func WaitForDeploymentDeletion(kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, name, namespace
 
 	return wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(context.TODO(), interval, timeout, true, verifyFunc)
 }
+
+// WaitForPVCDeletion waits for the PVC to be deleted.
+func WaitForPVCDeletion(kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, name, namespace string, interval, timeout time.Duration) error {
+	verifyFunc := func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+		_, err := kubeClient.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(namespace).Get(context.TODO(), name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			if apierrs.IsNotFound(err) {
+				return true, nil
+			}
+			return false, err
+		}
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	return wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(context.TODO(), interval, timeout, true, verifyFunc)
+}
diff --git a/test/resources/pod.go b/test/resources/pod.go
index d304504c1f..0663a089bc 100644
--- a/test/resources/pod.go
+++ b/test/resources/pod.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
@@ -37,6 +38,18 @@ func DeletePodByLabelSelector(kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, labelSelector, na
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		// wait for the pod to be deleted
+		err = wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(context.TODO(), 5*time.Second, 3*time.Minute, true,
+			func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+				_, err := kubeClient.CoreV1().Pods(namespace).Get(context.TODO(), pod.GetName(), metav1.GetOptions{})
+				if err != nil && apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+					return true, nil
+				}
+				return false, nil
+			})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -49,11 +62,17 @@ func WaitForPodByLabelSelector(kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, labelSelector, n
 		}
 
 		for _, pod := range pods.Items {
-			if pod.Status.Phase == core.PodRunning {
-				return true, nil
+			if pod.Status.Phase != core.PodRunning {
+				return false, nil
+			}
+			// Only when the Ready status of the Pod is True is the Pod considered Ready
+			for _, c := range pod.Status.Conditions {
+				if c.Type == core.PodReady && c.Status != core.ConditionTrue {
+					return false, nil
+				}
 			}
 		}
-		return false, nil
+		return true, nil
 	}
 
 	return wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(context.TODO(), interval, timeout, true, verifyFunc)
diff --git a/test/resources/tektonconfigs.go b/test/resources/tektonconfigs.go
index a768bcc8bd..b49465fb20 100644
--- a/test/resources/tektonconfigs.go
+++ b/test/resources/tektonconfigs.go
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ func verifyNoTektonConfigCR(clients *utils.Clients) error {
 }
 
 func WaitForTektonConfigReady(client operatorV1alpha1.TektonConfigInterface, name string, interval, timeout time.Duration) error {
+	readyCount := 0
 	isReady := func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		configCR, err := client.Get(context.TODO(), name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -189,7 +190,22 @@ func WaitForTektonConfigReady(client operatorV1alpha1.TektonConfigInterface, nam
 			}
 			return false, err
 		}
-		return configCR.Status.IsReady(), nil
+		if configCR.Status.IsReady() {
+			readyCount++
+		} else {
+			readyCount = 0
+		}
+		// This needs to be confirmed multiple times because:
+		// 1. The previous Pod may have just restarted, and the new Pod has not
+		//    yet entered the Reconcile logic to modify the resource status.
+		// 2. Even if the Pod has started properly, it may not have entered the
+		//    Reconcile logic yet, which could also lead to instability.
+		//    For example:
+		//      In the testing logic of TektonHub, it immediately deletes the
+		//      CR of TektonHub and then polls whether the CR has been cleaned up.
+		//      At this point, the tekton-operator enters the Reconcile logic and
+		//      automatically creates the CR of TektonHub again, causing the test to fail.
+		return readyCount >= 3, nil
 	}
 
 	return wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(context.TODO(), interval, timeout, true, isReady)