diff --git a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks-tunnel.sh b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks-tunnel.sh
index cae468d8cc..3aa1cc1c98 100644
--- a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks-tunnel.sh
+++ b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks-tunnel.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ cilium status --wait
 # Port forward Relay
 cilium hubble port-forward&
 sleep 10s
+[[ $(pgrep -f "cilium hubble port-forward|kubectl port-forward.*hubble-relay" | wc -l) == 2 ]]
 
 # Run connectivity test
 cilium connectivity test --all-flows
diff --git a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks.sh b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks.sh
index cae468d8cc..3aa1cc1c98 100644
--- a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks.sh
+++ b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ cilium status --wait
 # Port forward Relay
 cilium hubble port-forward&
 sleep 10s
+[[ $(pgrep -f "cilium hubble port-forward|kubectl port-forward.*hubble-relay" | wc -l) == 2 ]]
 
 # Run connectivity test
 cilium connectivity test --all-flows
diff --git a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/gke.sh b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/gke.sh
index a3cb385186..d3cccd2ea9 100644
--- a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/gke.sh
+++ b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/gke.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ cilium status --wait
 # Port forward Relay
 cilium hubble port-forward&
 sleep 10s
+[[ $(pgrep -f "cilium hubble port-forward|kubectl port-forward.*hubble-relay" | wc -l) == 2 ]]
 
 # Run connectivity test
 cilium connectivity test --all-flows
diff --git a/.github/workflows/aks.yaml b/.github/workflows/aks.yaml
index 9806c504c7..150b5dbe2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aks.yaml
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Port forward Relay
         run: |
           cilium hubble port-forward&
-          sleep 5s
+          sleep 10s
+          [[ $(pgrep -f "cilium hubble port-forward|kubectl port-forward.*hubble-relay" | wc -l) == 2 ]]
 
       - name: Run connectivity test
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kind.yaml b/.github/workflows/kind.yaml
index 4f99a453f6..de33d48319 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kind.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kind.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Relay Port Forward
         run: |
           cilium hubble port-forward&
-          sleep 5s
+          sleep 10s
+          [[ $(pgrep -f "cilium hubble port-forward|kubectl port-forward.*hubble-relay" | wc -l) == 2 ]]
 
       - name: Connectivity Test
         run: |
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ jobs:
           pkill -f "cilium hubble port-forward|kubectl port-forward.*hubble-relay"
           sleep 1s
           cilium hubble port-forward&
-          sleep 5s
+          sleep 10s
+          [[ $(pgrep -f "cilium hubble port-forward|kubectl port-forward.*hubble-relay" | wc -l) == 2 ]]
 
       - name: Connectivity test
         run: |