diff --git a/tests/e2e/e2e_common.go b/tests/e2e/e2e_common.go
index b6d90c3e00..818c8c1c5b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/e2e_common.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/e2e_common.go
@@ -664,6 +664,9 @@ var (
 	envMasterIP1SshdPortNum = "MASTER_IP1_SSHD_PORT_NUM"
 	envMasterIP2SshdPortNum = "MASTER_IP2_SSHD_PORT_NUM"
 	envMasterIP3SshdPortNum = "MASTER_IP3_SSHD_PORT_NUM"
+	envWorkerIP1SshdPortNum = "WORKER_IP1_SSHD_PORT_NUM"
+	envWorkerIP2SshdPortNum = "WORKER_IP2_SSHD_PORT_NUM"
+	envWorkerIP3SshdPortNum = "WORKER_IP3_SSHD_PORT_NUM"
 	envEsx1PortNum          = "ESX1_SSHD_PORT_NUM"
 	envEsx2PortNum          = "ESX2_SSHD_PORT_NUM"
 	envEsx3PortNum          = "ESX3_SSHD_PORT_NUM"
@@ -682,6 +685,9 @@ var (
 	envMasterIP1 = "MASTER_IP1"
 	envMasterIP2 = "MASTER_IP2"
 	envMasterIP3 = "MASTER_IP3"
+	envWorkerIP1 = "WORKER_IP1"
+	envWorkerIP2 = "WORKER_IP2"
+	envWorkerIP3 = "WORKER_IP3"
 	envEsxIp1    = "ESX1_IP"
 	envEsxIp2    = "ESX2_IP"
 	envEsxIp3    = "ESX3_IP"
@@ -710,6 +716,9 @@ var (
 	k8sMasterIp1PortNum   = sshdPort
 	k8sMasterIp2PortNum   = sshdPort
 	k8sMasterIp3PortNum   = sshdPort
+	k8sWorkerIp1PortNum   = sshdPort
+	k8sWorkerIp2PortNum   = sshdPort
+	k8sWorkerIp3PortNum   = sshdPort
 	defaultVcAdminPortNum = "443"
 
 	// global variables declared
@@ -729,6 +738,9 @@ var (
 	masterIP1          = ""
 	masterIP2          = ""
 	masterIP3          = ""
+	workerIP1          = ""
+	workerIP2          = ""
+	workerIP3          = ""
 	ipPortMap          = make(map[string]string)
 	missingEnvVars     []string
 	defaultlocalhostIP = "127.0.0.1"
@@ -767,10 +779,15 @@ func setSShdPort() {
 		masterIP1 = GetorIgnoreStringEnvVar(envMasterIP1)
 		masterIP2 = GetorIgnoreStringEnvVar(envMasterIP2)
 		masterIP3 = GetorIgnoreStringEnvVar(envMasterIP3)
+		workerIP1 = GetorIgnoreStringEnvVar(envWorkerIP1)
+		workerIP2 = GetorIgnoreStringEnvVar(envWorkerIP2)
+		workerIP3 = GetorIgnoreStringEnvVar(envWorkerIP3)
 		k8sMasterIp1PortNum = GetorIgnoreStringEnvVar(envMasterIP1SshdPortNum)
 		k8sMasterIp2PortNum = GetorIgnoreStringEnvVar(envMasterIP2SshdPortNum)
 		k8sMasterIp3PortNum = GetorIgnoreStringEnvVar(envMasterIP3SshdPortNum)
-
+		k8sWorkerIp1PortNum = GetorIgnoreStringEnvVar(envWorkerIP1SshdPortNum)
+		k8sWorkerIp2PortNum = GetorIgnoreStringEnvVar(envWorkerIP2SshdPortNum)
+		k8sWorkerIp3PortNum = GetorIgnoreStringEnvVar(envWorkerIP3SshdPortNum)
 		vcIp1SshPortNum = GetorIgnoreStringEnvVar(envVc1SshdPortNum)
 
 		// reading esxi ip and its port
@@ -800,6 +817,9 @@ func setSShdPort() {
 		safeInsertToMap(masterIP1, k8sMasterIp1PortNum)
 		safeInsertToMap(masterIP2, k8sMasterIp2PortNum)
 		safeInsertToMap(masterIP3, k8sMasterIp3PortNum)
+		safeInsertToMap(workerIP1, k8sWorkerIp1PortNum)
+		safeInsertToMap(workerIP2, k8sWorkerIp2PortNum)
+		safeInsertToMap(workerIP3, k8sWorkerIp3PortNum)
 		safeInsertToMap(esxIp1, esxIp1PortNum)
 		safeInsertToMap(esxIp2, esxIp2PortNum)
 		safeInsertToMap(esxIp3, esxIp3PortNum)
diff --git a/tests/e2e/util.go b/tests/e2e/util.go
index f9aeb63c41..ecbd56b26f 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/util.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/util.go
@@ -8157,6 +8157,10 @@ func createtWcpNsWithZonesAndPolicies(
 	// Make the API request
 	_, statusCode := invokeVCRestAPIPostRequest(vcRestSessionId, nsCreationUrl, reqBody)
 
+	ginkgo.By("Wait for namespace to get created and listed under " +
+		"supervisor cluster")
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Minute)
+
 	return namespace, statusCode, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/vsan_stretched_cluster.go b/tests/e2e/vsan_stretched_cluster.go
index 89cac9fcb1..cd7b2a2150 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/vsan_stretched_cluster.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/vsan_stretched_cluster.go
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[vsan-stretch-vanilla] vsan stretched cluster tests", f
 				ginkgo.Skip(envStoragePolicyNameWithThickProvision + " env variable not set")
 			}
 			sc, err := client.StorageV1().StorageClasses().Get(ctx, defaultNginxStorageClassName, metav1.GetOptions{})
-			framework.Logf("Storageclass is %v and err is %v", sc, err)
-			if (!strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not found")) && sc != nil {
+			if err != nil && (!strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not found")) && sc != nil {
 				framework.ExpectNoError(client.StorageV1().StorageClasses().Delete(ctx, defaultNginxStorageClassName,
 					*metav1.NewDeleteOptions(0)), "Unable to delete storage class "+defaultNginxStorageClassName)
 			}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/vsan_stretched_cluster_utils.go b/tests/e2e/vsan_stretched_cluster_utils.go
index 387da2c132..0184dfccb0 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/vsan_stretched_cluster_utils.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/vsan_stretched_cluster_utils.go
@@ -220,19 +220,44 @@ func createFaultDomainMap(ctx context.Context, vs *vSphere) map[string]string {
 	return fdMap
 }
 
+func isSSHReachable(ip string, timeout time.Duration) error {
+	nimbusGeneratedK8sVmPwd := GetAndExpectStringEnvVar(nimbusK8sVmPwd)
+	sshClientConfig := &ssh.ClientConfig{
+		User: "root",
+		Auth: []ssh.AuthMethod{
+			ssh.Password(nimbusGeneratedK8sVmPwd),
+		},
+		HostKeyCallback: ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey(),
+	}
+	// Read hosts sshd port number
+	ip, portNum, err := getPortNumAndIP(ip)
+	gomega.Expect(err).NotTo(gomega.HaveOccurred())
+	addr := ip + ":" + portNum
+	_, err = ssh.Dial("tcp", addr, sshClientConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "connection reset by peer") ||
+			strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no route to host") ||
+			strings.Contains(err.Error(), "handshake failed") {
+			return err // unreachable
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // waitForHostToBeDown wait for host to be down
 func waitForHostToBeDown(ctx context.Context, ip string) error {
 	framework.Logf("checking host status of %s", ip)
 	gomega.Expect(ip).NotTo(gomega.BeNil())
 	gomega.Expect(ip).NotTo(gomega.BeEmpty())
-	// Read hosts sshd port number
+	/* Read hosts sshd port number
 	ip, portNum, err := getPortNumAndIP(ip)
 	gomega.Expect(err).NotTo(gomega.HaveOccurred())
-	addr := ip + ":" + portNum
+	addr := ip + ":" + portNum*/
 
 	waitErr := wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(ctx, poll*2, pollTimeoutShort*2, true,
 		func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
-			_, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", addr, poll)
+			//_, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", addr, poll)
+			err := isSSHReachable(ip, poll)
 			if err == nil {
 				framework.Logf("host is reachable")
 				return false, nil