diff --git a/tests/integration/etcdsnapshot/etcd_int_test.go b/tests/integration/etcdsnapshot/etcd_int_test.go
index fc6e8a74c55..79160a287b1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/etcdsnapshot/etcd_int_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/etcdsnapshot/etcd_int_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package tests
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"testing"
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	testutil "github.com/rancher/rke2/tests/integration"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 var serverArgs = []string{""}
@@ -23,14 +25,20 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 })
 
-var _ = Describe("etcd snapshots", func() {
+var _ = Describe("etcd snapshots", Ordered, func() {
 	When("a new etcd snapshot is created", func() {
 		It("starts up with no problems", func() {
-			Eventually(testutil.ServerReady(), "90s", "1s").Should(BeTrue())
+			Eventually(func() error {
+				err := testutil.ServerReady()
+				if err != nil {
+					logrus.Info(err)
+				}
+				return err
+			}, "240s", "15s").Should(Succeed())
 		})
 		It("saves an etcd snapshot", func() {
 			Expect(testutil.RKE2Cmd("etcd-snapshot", "save")).
-				To(ContainSubstring("Saving current etcd snapshot set to rke2-etcd-snapshots"))
+				To(ContainSubstring("Saving etcd snapshot to /var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/db/snapshots/on-demand"))
 		})
 		It("list snapshots", func() {
 			Expect(testutil.RKE2Cmd("etcd-snapshot", "ls")).
@@ -43,7 +51,7 @@ var _ = Describe("etcd snapshots", func() {
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			snapshotName := reg.FindString(lsResult)
 			Expect(testutil.RKE2Cmd("etcd-snapshot", "delete", snapshotName)).
-				To(ContainSubstring("Removing the given locally stored etcd snapshot"))
+				To(ContainSubstring(fmt.Sprintf("Snapshot %s deleted locally", snapshotName)))
 		})
 	})
 	When("saving a custom name", func() {
@@ -58,19 +66,19 @@ var _ = Describe("etcd snapshots", func() {
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			snapshotName := reg.FindString(lsResult)
 			Expect(testutil.RKE2Cmd("etcd-snapshot", "delete", snapshotName)).
-				To(ContainSubstring("Removing the given locally stored etcd snapshot"))
+				To(ContainSubstring(fmt.Sprintf("Snapshot %s deleted locally", snapshotName)))
 		})
 	})
 	When("using etcd snapshot prune", func() {
 		It("saves 3 different snapshots", func() {
 			Expect(testutil.RKE2Cmd("etcd-snapshot", "save", "--name", "PRUNE_TEST")).
-				To(ContainSubstring("Saving current etcd snapshot set to rke2-etcd-snapshots"))
+				To(ContainSubstring("Saving etcd snapshot to /var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/db/snapshots/PRUNE_TEST"))
 			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 			Expect(testutil.RKE2Cmd("etcd-snapshot", "save", "--name", "PRUNE_TEST")).
-				To(ContainSubstring("Saving current etcd snapshot set to rke2-etcd-snapshots"))
+				To(ContainSubstring("Saving etcd snapshot to /var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/db/snapshots/PRUNE_TEST"))
 			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 			Expect(testutil.RKE2Cmd("etcd-snapshot", "save", "--name", "PRUNE_TEST")).
-				To(ContainSubstring("Saving current etcd snapshot set to rke2-etcd-snapshots"))
+				To(ContainSubstring("Saving etcd snapshot to /var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/db/snapshots/PRUNE_TEST"))
 			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 		})
 		It("lists all 3 snapshots", func() {
@@ -83,7 +91,7 @@ var _ = Describe("etcd snapshots", func() {
 		})
 		It("prunes snapshots down to 2", func() {
 			Expect(testutil.RKE2Cmd("etcd-snapshot", "prune", "--snapshot-retention", "2", "--name", "PRUNE_TEST")).
-				To(BeEmpty())
+				To(ContainSubstring("Applying snapshot retention=2"))
 			lsResult, err := testutil.RKE2Cmd("etcd-snapshot", "ls")
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			reg, err := regexp.Compile(`:///var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/db/snapshots/PRUNE_TEST`)
@@ -92,14 +100,16 @@ var _ = Describe("etcd snapshots", func() {
 			Expect(sepLines).To(HaveLen(2))
 		})
 		It("cleans up remaining snapshots", func() {
-			lsResult, err := testutil.RKE2Cmd("etcd-snapshot", "ls")
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			reg, err := regexp.Compile(`PRUNE_TEST[^\s]+`)
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			for _, snapshotName := range reg.FindAllString(lsResult, -1) {
-				Expect(testutil.RKE2Cmd("etcd-snapshot", "delete", snapshotName)).
-					To(ContainSubstring("Removing the given locally stored etcd snapshot"))
-			}
+			Eventually(func(g Gomega) {
+				lsResult, err := testutil.RKE2Cmd("etcd-snapshot", "ls")
+				g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				reg, err := regexp.Compile(`PRUNE_TEST[^\s]+`)
+				g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				for _, snapshotName := range reg.FindAllString(lsResult, -1) {
+					g.Expect(testutil.RKE2Cmd("etcd-snapshot", "delete", snapshotName)).
+						To(ContainSubstring(fmt.Sprintf("Snapshot %s deleted locally", snapshotName)))
+				}
+			}, "20s", "5s").Should(Succeed())
 		})
 	})
 })