diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test-k8s-deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/test-k8s-deploy.yml
index 208b8b0c..92c76a7d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test-k8s-deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test-k8s-deploy.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ jobs:
         run: ./scripts/create_build_tag_file.sh
       - name: "Build local shiv package"
         run: ./scripts/build_shiv_package.sh
+      - name: "Check cgroups version"
+        run: mount | grep cgroup
       - name: "Install kind"
         run: ./tests/scripts/install-kind.sh
       - name: "Install Kubectl"
@@ -45,3 +47,4 @@ jobs:
           source /opt/bash-utils/cgroup-helper.sh
           join_cgroup
           ./tests/k8s-deploy/run-deploy-test.sh
+
diff --git a/tests/k8s-deploy/run-deploy-test.sh b/tests/k8s-deploy/run-deploy-test.sh
index 0c7246e0..de1a5f10 100755
--- a/tests/k8s-deploy/run-deploy-test.sh
+++ b/tests/k8s-deploy/run-deploy-test.sh
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ fi
 # Stop then start again and check the volume was preserved
 $TEST_TARGET_SO deployment --dir $test_deployment_dir stop
 # Sleep a bit just in case
-sleep 2
+# sleep for longer to check if that's why the subsequent create cluster fails
+sleep 20
 $TEST_TARGET_SO deployment --dir $test_deployment_dir start
 wait_for_pods_started
 wait_for_log_output