diff --git a/test/libsinsp_e2e/subprocess.cpp b/test/libsinsp_e2e/subprocess.cpp
index 62d45d8f0a..ab12303f8b 100644
--- a/test/libsinsp_e2e/subprocess.cpp
+++ b/test/libsinsp_e2e/subprocess.cpp
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <ext/stdio_filebuf.h>
 
-subprocess::subprocess(std::string command, std::vector<std::string> arguments, bool start_now)
-    : m_pid(-1)
+subprocess::subprocess(std::string command, std::vector<std::string> arguments,
+                       bool start_now, int retry_attempts):
+    m_pid(-1),
+    m_retry_attemps(retry_attempts),
+    m_command(command),
+    m_args(arguments)
 {
-    m_command = command;
-    m_args = arguments;
     if(start_now)
     {
         start();
@@ -60,20 +62,25 @@ void subprocess::wait_for_start()
     timeout.tv_usec = 0;
 
     int result = select(m_out_pipe[0] + 1, &read_set, nullptr, nullptr, &timeout);
+    int attempt = 0;
 
-    switch(result)
+    while(attempt < m_retry_attemps)
     {
-        case -1:
-            perror("select");
-            break;
-        case 0:
-            std::cerr << "Timeout waiting for process to start." << std::endl;
-            break;
-        default:
-            if (!FD_ISSET(m_out_pipe[0], &read_set)) {
-                std::cerr << "Unexpected error during select." << std::endl;
-            }
-            break;
+        switch(result)
+        {
+            case -1:
+                perror("select");
+                break;
+            case 0:
+                std::cerr << "Timeout waiting for process to start. Retry n."
+                    << (attempt + 1) << "/" << m_retry_attemps << std::endl;
+                break;
+            default:
+                if (!FD_ISSET(m_out_pipe[0], &read_set)) {
+                    std::cerr << "Unexpected error during select." << std::endl;
+                }
+                break;
+        }
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/test/libsinsp_e2e/subprocess.h b/test/libsinsp_e2e/subprocess.h
index 2c0345e552..ef9fe01ca1 100644
--- a/test/libsinsp_e2e/subprocess.h
+++ b/test/libsinsp_e2e/subprocess.h
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 class subprocess {
     public:
-
-        subprocess(std::string command, std::vector<std::string> arguments, bool start_now=true);
+        subprocess(std::string command, std::vector<std::string> arguments,
+                bool start_now=true, int retry_attempts=3);
         ~subprocess();
 
         void wait_for_start();
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class subprocess {
         pid_t m_pid;
         int m_in_pipe[2];
         int m_out_pipe[2];
+        int m_retry_attemps;
 
         std::ostream* m_in_stream;
         std::istream* m_out_stream;