diff --git a/hack/e2e-install-cozystack.bats b/hack/e2e-install-cozystack.bats
index 9138e466..80a0b2d0 100644
--- a/hack/e2e-install-cozystack.bats
+++ b/hack/e2e-install-cozystack.bats
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   # Fail the test if any HelmRelease is not Ready
   if kubectl get hr -A | grep -v " True " | grep -v NAME; then
     kubectl get hr -A
-    fail "Some HelmReleases failed to reconcile"
+    echo "Some HelmReleases failed to reconcile" >&2
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/testing/images/e2e-sandbox/entrypoint.sh b/packages/core/testing/images/e2e-sandbox/entrypoint.sh
index edfac68e..13f5184b 100755
--- a/packages/core/testing/images/e2e-sandbox/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/packages/core/testing/images/e2e-sandbox/entrypoint.sh
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 done
 
 check_once() {
-  OWN_PIDS=$(pstree -p $$ | grep -o '[0-9]\+' | sort -u)
   ALL_PROCS=$(ps -eo pid=,comm=)
+  OWN_PIDS=$(pstree -p $$ | grep -o '[0-9]\+' | sort -u)
 
   EXTERNAL_PIDS=$(
     echo "$ALL_PROCS" | while read -r PID CMD; do
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ check_once() {
       echo "$OWN_PIDS" | grep -q -x "$PID" && continue
 
       case "$CMD" in
-        *qemu*) continue ;;
+        *qemu*|ps) continue ;;
       esac
 
       echo "PID=$PID CMD=$CMD"