diff --git a/test/e2e/deployment.go b/test/e2e/deployment.go
index 6383c78e8f9..d9f6be0f61d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/deployment.go
+++ b/test/e2e/deployment.go
@@ -369,6 +369,10 @@ func (d *Deployment) EnsureEnvoyDeployment() error {
 	return d.ensureResource(d.EnvoyDeployment, new(apps_v1.Deployment))
 }
 
+func (d *Deployment) RestartEnvoy() error {
+	return d.client.DeleteAllOf(context.Background(), &core_v1.Pod{}, client.InNamespace(d.Namespace.Name), client.MatchingLabels{"app": "envoy"})
+}
+
 func (d *Deployment) WaitForEnvoyUpdated() error {
 	if d.EnvoyDeploymentMode == DaemonsetMode {
 		return WaitForEnvoyDaemonSetUpdated(d.EnvoyDaemonSet, d.client, d.contourImage)
diff --git a/test/e2e/gateway/gateway_test.go b/test/e2e/gateway/gateway_test.go
index c0287e53279..63ef38f15db 100644
--- a/test/e2e/gateway/gateway_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/gateway/gateway_test.go
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Gateway API", func() {
 	AfterEach(func() {
 		require.NoError(f.T(), f.DeleteGatewayClass(contourGatewayClass, false))
 		require.NoError(f.T(), f.Deployment.StopLocalContour(contourCmd, contourConfigFile))
+		require.NoError(f.T(), f.Deployment.RestartEnvoy())
 	})
 
 	Describe("Gateway with one HTTP listener", func() {
diff --git a/test/e2e/httpproxy/httpproxy_test.go b/test/e2e/httpproxy/httpproxy_test.go
index ff01a0af897..21b63c6f6b5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/httpproxy/httpproxy_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/httpproxy/httpproxy_test.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ var _ = Describe("HTTPProxy", func() {
 
 	AfterEach(func() {
 		require.NoError(f.T(), f.Deployment.StopLocalContour(contourCmd, contourConfigFile))
+		require.NoError(f.T(), f.Deployment.RestartEnvoy())
 	})
 	f.NamespacedTest("httpproxy-direct-response-policy", testDirectResponseRule)
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/infra/infra_test.go b/test/e2e/infra/infra_test.go
index d18ea99c234..cfe08807a98 100644
--- a/test/e2e/infra/infra_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/infra/infra_test.go
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Infra", func() {
 	AfterEach(func() {
 		f.Kubectl.StopKubectlPortForward(kubectlCmd)
 		require.NoError(f.T(), f.Deployment.StopLocalContour(contourCmd, contourConfigFile))
+		require.NoError(f.T(), f.Deployment.RestartEnvoy())
 	})
 
 	f.Test(testMetrics)
diff --git a/test/e2e/ingress/ingress_test.go b/test/e2e/ingress/ingress_test.go
index 0e48a3cf481..89c8990c317 100644
--- a/test/e2e/ingress/ingress_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/ingress/ingress_test.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Ingress", func() {
 
 	AfterEach(func() {
 		require.NoError(f.T(), f.Deployment.StopLocalContour(contourCmd, contourConfigFile))
+		require.NoError(f.T(), f.Deployment.RestartEnvoy())
 	})
 
 	f.NamespacedTest("ingress-tls-wildcard-host", testTLSWildcardHost)