diff --git a/internal/controller/stages/regular_stages.go b/internal/controller/stages/regular_stages.go
index df3e35bab..e97ce9da8 100644
--- a/internal/controller/stages/regular_stages.go
+++ b/internal/controller/stages/regular_stages.go
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ type RegularStageReconciler struct {
 	client           client.Client
 	eventRecorder    record.EventRecorder
 	directivesEngine directives.Engine
+
+	backoffCfg wait.Backoff
 }
 
 // NewRegularStageReconciler creates a new Stages reconciler.
@@ -81,6 +83,13 @@ func NewRegularStageReconciler(cfg ReconcilerConfig, engine directives.Engine) *
 	return &RegularStageReconciler{
 		cfg:              cfg,
 		directivesEngine: engine,
+		backoffCfg: wait.Backoff{
+			Duration: 1 * time.Second,
+			Factor:   2,
+			Steps:    10,
+			Cap:      2 * time.Minute,
+			Jitter:   0.1,
+		},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1312,13 +1321,7 @@ func (r *RegularStageReconciler) getVerificationResult(
 	// the symptoms for now. We should investigate the root cause of this
 	// issue and remove this retry logic when the root cause has been resolved.
 	ar := rolloutsapi.AnalysisRun{}
-	if err := retry.OnError(wait.Backoff{
-		Duration: 1 * time.Second,
-		Factor:   2,
-		Steps:    10,
-		Cap:      2 * time.Minute,
-		Jitter:   0.1,
-	}, func(err error) bool {
+	if err := retry.OnError(r.backoffCfg, func(err error) bool {
 		return apierrors.IsNotFound(err)
 	}, func() error {
 		return r.client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{
diff --git a/internal/controller/stages/regular_stages_test.go b/internal/controller/stages/regular_stages_test.go
index a6b0c7593..aa97bdc3c 100644
--- a/internal/controller/stages/regular_stages_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/stages/regular_stages_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -2273,6 +2274,13 @@ func TestRegularStageReconciler_verifyStageFreight(t *testing.T) {
 					RolloutsIntegrationEnabled: !tt.rolloutsDisabled,
 				},
 				eventRecorder: recorder,
+				backoffCfg: wait.Backoff{
+					Duration: 1 * time.Second,
+					Factor:   2,
+					Steps:    2,
+					Cap:      2 * time.Second,
+					Jitter:   0.1,
+				},
 			}
 
 			status, err := r.verifyStageFreight(context.Background(), tt.stage, startTime, fixedEndTime)
@@ -3519,6 +3527,13 @@ func TestRegularStageReconciler_getVerificationResult(t *testing.T) {
 				cfg: ReconcilerConfig{
 					RolloutsIntegrationEnabled: !tt.rolloutsDisabled,
 				},
+				backoffCfg: wait.Backoff{
+					Duration: 1 * time.Second,
+					Factor:   2,
+					Steps:    2,
+					Cap:      1 * time.Second,
+					Jitter:   0.1,
+				},
 			}
 
 			vi, err := r.getVerificationResult(context.Background(), tt.freight)