diff --git a/pkg/testcase/daemonset.go b/pkg/testcase/daemonset.go
index 37199488..d7ca9d75 100644
--- a/pkg/testcase/daemonset.go
+++ b/pkg/testcase/daemonset.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package testcase
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -19,14 +18,15 @@ func TestDaemonset(applyWorkload, deleteWorkload bool) {
 		Expect(workloadErr).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "Daemonset manifest not deployed")
 	}
 
-	getDeamonset := "kubectl get pods -n test-daemonset" +
-		" --field-selector=status.phase=Running --kubeconfig="
-	err := assert.ValidateOnHost(getDeamonset+shared.KubeConfigFile, statusRunning)
+	cmd := "kubectl get pods -n test-daemonset" +
+		" --field-selector=status.phase=Running " +
+		" --kubeconfig=" + shared.KubeConfigFile
+	err := assert.ValidateOnHost(cmd, statusRunning)
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), err)
 
 	pods, _ := shared.GetPods(false)
 
-	cmd := "kubectl get pods -n test-daemonset" +
+	cmd = "kubectl get pods -n test-daemonset" +
 		` -o jsonpath='{range .items[*]}{.spec.nodeName}{"\n"}{end}'` +
 		" --kubeconfig=" + shared.KubeConfigFile
 
@@ -43,12 +43,8 @@ func TestDaemonset(applyWorkload, deleteWorkload bool) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	cmd = fmt.Sprintf(`
-		kubectl get nodes -o custom-columns=NAME:.metadata.name,TAINTS:.spec.taints \
-		--kubeconfig="%s" | grep '<none>'
-		`,
-		shared.KubeConfigFile,
-	)
+	cmd = "kubectl get nodes -o custom-columns=NAME:.metadata.name,TAINTS:.spec.taints" +
+		" --kubeconfig=" + shared.KubeConfigFile + ` | grep '<none>'`
 	taints, err := shared.RunCommandHost(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/testcase/upgrademanual.go b/pkg/testcase/upgrademanual.go
index e3e58a04..5912a1ab 100644
--- a/pkg/testcase/upgrademanual.go
+++ b/pkg/testcase/upgrademanual.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package testcase
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rancher/distros-test-framework/pkg/k8s"
 	"github.com/rancher/distros-test-framework/shared"
@@ -72,12 +71,10 @@ func upgradeProduct(product, nodeType, installType, ip string) error {
 
 	actions := []shared.ServiceAction{
 		{Service: product, Action: restart, NodeType: nodeType, ExplicitDelay: 180},
-		{Service: product, Action: status, NodeType: nodeType, ExplicitDelay: 60},
+		{Service: product, Action: status, NodeType: nodeType, ExplicitDelay: 30},
 	}
 
 	if product == "rke2" {
-		shared.LogLevel("info", "Waiting for 2 mins after installing upgrade...")
-		time.Sleep(2 * time.Minute)
 		ms := shared.NewManageService(3, 30)
 		output, err := ms.ManageService(ip, actions)
 		if output != "" {