diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-backend-switching-reuseable.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-backend-switching-reuseable.yml
index 2c59658f..ea975764 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-backend-switching-reuseable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-backend-switching-reuseable.yml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           make -C hack/ci/ wait-istio-cr-ready
           make -C hack/ci/ wait-api-gateway-cr-ready
-          make -C hack/ci/ wait-nats-cr-ready
+          make -C hack/ci/ wait-nats-cr-warning
           make -C hack/ci/ wait-eventing-cr-ready-with-backend ACTIVE_BACKEND=NATS
 
       - name: Setup eventing tests
diff --git a/hack/ci/Makefile b/hack/ci/Makefile
index 413405a6..318d0aaf 100644
--- a/hack/ci/Makefile
+++ b/hack/ci/Makefile
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ apply-peerauthentication-crd:
 wait-nats-cr-ready:
 	kubectl wait nats.operator.kyma-project.io -n kyma-system eventing-nats --timeout=300s --for=jsonpath='{.status.state}'=Ready
 
+.PHONY: wait-nats-cr-warning
+wait-nats-cr-warning:
+	kubectl wait nats.operator.kyma-project.io -n kyma-system eventing-nats --timeout=300s --for=jsonpath='{.status.state}'=Warning
+
 .PHONY: wait-eventing-cr-ready
 wait-eventing-cr-ready:
 	kubectl wait eventing.operator.kyma-project.io -n kyma-system eventing --timeout=300s --for=jsonpath='{.status.state}'=Ready