diff --git a/e2e/sidecars/sidecars_suite_test.go b/e2e/sidecars/sidecars_suite_test.go
index 3614eca8f42..771d02eb0b8 100644
--- a/e2e/sidecars/sidecars_suite_test.go
+++ b/e2e/sidecars/sidecars_suite_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ package sidecars_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"math/rand"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -55,3 +57,11 @@ func BeforeAll(fn func()) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+// exponentialBackoffWithJitter backoff exponentially with jitter based on 200ms base
+// component of backoff fixed to ensure minimum total wait time on
+// slow targets.
+func exponentialBackoffWithJitter(attempt int) {
+	base := int(math.Pow(2, float64(attempt)))
+	time.Sleep(time.Duration((rand.Intn(50)*base + base*150) * int(time.Millisecond)))
+}
diff --git a/e2e/sidecars/sidecars_test.go b/e2e/sidecars/sidecars_test.go
index e208346ead7..f22164a422c 100644
--- a/e2e/sidecars/sidecars_test.go
+++ b/e2e/sidecars/sidecars_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ var _ = Describe("sidecars flow", func() {
 			uri := route.URL + "/health-check"
 
 			// Service should be ready.
-			var resp *http.Response
+			resp := &http.Response{}
 			var fetchErr error
 			Eventually(func() (int, error) {
 				resp, fetchErr = http.Get(uri)
@@ -248,29 +249,38 @@ var _ = Describe("sidecars flow", func() {
 		})
 
 		It("svc logs should display logs", func() {
+			var firelensCreated bool
 			var svcLogs []client.SvcLogsOutput
 			var svcLogsErr error
-			Eventually(func() ([]client.SvcLogsOutput, error) {
+			for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 				svcLogs, svcLogsErr = cli.SvcLogs(&client.SvcLogsRequest{
 					AppName: appName,
 					Name:    svcName,
 					EnvName: "test",
 					Since:   "1h",
 				})
-				return svcLogs, svcLogsErr
-			}, "60s", "10s").ShouldNot(BeEmpty())
-
-			var firelensCreated bool
-			for _, logLine := range svcLogs {
-				Expect(logLine.Message).NotTo(Equal(""))
-				Expect(logLine.LogStreamName).NotTo(Equal(""))
-				Expect(logLine.Timestamp).NotTo(Equal(0))
-				Expect(logLine.IngestionTime).NotTo(Equal(0))
-				if strings.Contains(logLine.LogStreamName, fmt.Sprintf("copilot/%s-firelens-", svcName)) {
-					firelensCreated = true
+				if svcLogsErr != nil {
+					exponentialBackoffWithJitter(i)
+					continue
+				}
+				for _, logLine := range svcLogs {
+					if strings.Contains(logLine.LogStreamName, fmt.Sprintf("copilot/%s-firelens-", svcName)) {
+						firelensCreated = true
+					}
+				}
+				if firelensCreated {
+					break
 				}
+				exponentialBackoffWithJitter(i)
 			}
+			Expect(svcLogsErr).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(firelensCreated).To(Equal(true))
+			// Randomly check if a log line is valid.
+			logLine := rand.Intn(len(svcLogs))
+			Expect(svcLogs[logLine].Message).NotTo(Equal(""))
+			Expect(svcLogs[logLine].LogStreamName).NotTo(Equal(""))
+			Expect(svcLogs[logLine].Timestamp).NotTo(Equal(0))
+			Expect(svcLogs[logLine].IngestionTime).NotTo(Equal(0))
 		})
 	})
 })