diff --git a/e2e/argocd.sh b/e2e/argocd.sh
index 3f77986e..e25ced17 100755
--- a/e2e/argocd.sh
+++ b/e2e/argocd.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ CIUXCONFIG=${CIUXCONFIG:-"$HOME/.ciux/ciux.sh"}
 
 function retry {
   local n=1
-  local max=5
-  local delay=5
+  local max=10
+  local delay=15
   while true; do
     "$@" && break || {
       if [[ $n -lt $max ]]; then
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ retry kubectl wait --for condition=ready kafkatopics -n kafka  ztf-stream-sim
 # if yes, it means that the e2e tests are running
 if kubectl get namespace kafka; then
   echo "Retrieve kafka secrets"
-  IMAGE="$CIUX_IMAGE_URL"
-  echo "Use CIUX_IMAGE_URL to set fink-broker image: $CIUX_IMAGE_URL"
-  if [[ "$IMAGE" =~ "-noscience" ]];
+  if [[ "$CIUX_IMAGE_URL" =~ "-noscience" ]];
   then
     FINKCONFIG="$DIR/finkconfig_noscience"
   else