diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 72470259c9..536515fe88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: v0.22.0
           cluster_name: kind
+          wait: 5s
           config: .github/kind/config.yaml # disable KIND-net
           # The versions below should target the oldest supported Kubernetes version
           # Keep this up-to-date with https://endoflife.date/kubernetes
@@ -227,9 +228,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: flux tree
         run: |
           ./bin/flux tree kustomization flux-system | grep Service/podinfo
+      - name: flux events
+        run: |
+          ./bin/flux -n flux-system events --for Kustomization/apps | grep 'HelmRelease/podinfo'
+          ./bin/flux -n podinfo events --for HelmRelease/podinfo | grep 'podinfo.v1'
+      - name: flux stats
+        run: |
+          ./bin/flux stats -A
       - name: flux check
         run: |
           ./bin/flux check
+      - name: flux version
+        run: |
+          ./bin/flux version
       - name: flux uninstall
         run: |
           ./bin/flux uninstall --silent