diff --git a/e2e/peer_ops_test.go b/e2e/peer_ops_test.go
index 8f05d0f7..c2d5b7a5 100644
--- a/e2e/peer_ops_test.go
+++ b/e2e/peer_ops_test.go
@@ -44,11 +44,14 @@ func TestAddRemovePeer(t *testing.T) {
 		Addresses: []string{g3.PeerAddress},
 	}
 
-	_, err3 := client.PeerAdd(peerAddReq)
+	peerinfo, err3 := client.PeerAdd(peerAddReq)
 	r.Nil(err3)
 
 	time.Sleep(6 * time.Second)
 
+	_, err = client.GetPeer(peerinfo.ID.String())
+	r.Nil(err)
+
 	// list and check you have 3 peers in cluster
 	peers, err4 := client.Peers()
 	r.Nil(err4)