diff --git a/test/conformance/tests/test_sriov_operator.go b/test/conformance/tests/test_sriov_operator.go
index 4210f7817..9ad400cbc 100644
--- a/test/conformance/tests/test_sriov_operator.go
+++ b/test/conformance/tests/test_sriov_operator.go
@@ -1013,11 +1013,9 @@ var _ = Describe("[sriov] operator", func() {
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 				waitForNetAttachDef(sriovNetworkName, namespaces.Test)
 
-				podDeployTime := time.Now()
-
 				testPod := createTestPod(node, []string{sriovNetworkName})
 
-				recentMultusLogs := getMultusPodLogs(testPod.Spec.NodeName, podDeployTime)
+				recentMultusLogs := getMultusPodLogs(testPod.Spec.NodeName, testPod.ObjectMeta.CreationTimestamp.Time)
 
 				Expect(recentMultusLogs).To(
 					ContainElement(