diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/ratelimit.go b/test/e2e/tests/ratelimit.go
index de5a2a88f6c..aafd8e24c23 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/ratelimit.go
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/ratelimit.go
@@ -33,16 +33,18 @@ var RateLimitTest = suite.ConformanceTest{
 			routeNN := types.NamespacedName{Name: "http-ratelimit", Namespace: ns}
 			gwNN := types.NamespacedName{Name: "same-namespace", Namespace: ns}
 			gwAddr := kubernetes.GatewayAndHTTPRoutesMustBeAccepted(t, suite.Client, suite.TimeoutConfig, suite.ControllerName, kubernetes.NewGatewayRef(gwNN), routeNN)
-
+			ratelimitHeader := make(map[string]string)
 			expectOkResp := http.ExpectedResponse{
 				Request: http.Request{
 					Path: "/",
 				},
 				Response: http.Response{
 					StatusCode: 200,
+					Headers:    ratelimitHeader,
 				},
 				Namespace: ns,
 			}
+			expectOkResp.Response.Headers["X-Ratelimit-Limit"] = "3, 3;w=3600"
 			expectOkReq := http.MakeRequest(t, &expectOkResp, gwAddr, "HTTP", "http")
 
 			expectLimitResp := http.ExpectedResponse{
@@ -104,18 +106,26 @@ var RateLimitBasedJwtClaimsTest = suite.ConformanceTest{
 			}
 
 			// Just to construct the request that carries a jwt token that can be limited
+			ratelimitHeader := make(map[string]string)
 			TokenHeader := make(map[string]string)
 			JwtOkResp := http.ExpectedResponse{
 				Request: http.Request{
 					Path:    "/foo",
 					Headers: TokenHeader,
 				},
+				ExpectedRequest: &http.ExpectedRequest{
+					Request: http.Request{
+						Path: "/foo",
+					},
+				},
 				Response: http.Response{
 					StatusCode: 200,
+					Headers:    ratelimitHeader,
 				},
 				Namespace: ns,
 			}
 			JwtOkResp.Request.Headers["Authorization"] = "Bearer " + "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiYWRtaW4iOnRydWUsImlhdCI6MTUxNjIzOTAyMn0.NHVaYe26MbtOYhSKkoKYdFVomg4i8ZJd8_-RU8VNbftc4TSMb4bXP3l3YlNWACwyXPGffz5aXHc6lty1Y2t4SWRqGteragsVdZufDn5BlnJl9pdR_kdVFUsra2rWKEofkZeIC4yWytE58sMIihvo9H1ScmmVwBcQP6XETqYd0aSHp1gOa9RdUPDvoXQ5oqygTqVtxaDr6wUFKrKItgBMzWIdNZ6y7O9E0DhEPTbE9rfBo6KTFsHAZnMg4k68CDp2woYIaXbmYTWcvbzIuHO7_37GT79XdIwkm95QJ7hYC9RiwrV7mesbY4PAahERJawntho0my942XheVLmGwLMBkQ"
+			JwtOkResp.Response.Headers["X-Ratelimit-Limit"] = "3, 3;w=3600"
 
 			JwtReq := http.MakeRequest(t, &JwtOkResp, gwAddr, "HTTP", "http")
 
@@ -149,18 +159,23 @@ var RateLimitBasedJwtClaimsTest = suite.ConformanceTest{
 			// keep sending requests till get 200 first to make sure the gateway is available
 			http.MakeRequestAndExpectEventuallyConsistentResponse(t, suite.RoundTripper, suite.TimeoutConfig, gwAddr, OkResp)
 
-			// Carrying different jwt claims will not be limited
-			if err := GotExactNExpectedResponse(t, 4, suite.RoundTripper, difJwtReq, expectOkResp); err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("fail to get expected response at first four request: %v", err)
-			}
-
 			// should just send exactly 4 requests, and expect 429
-			if err := GotExactNExpectedResponse(t, 3, suite.RoundTripper, JwtReq, expectOkResp); err != nil {
+
+			// keep sending requests till get 200 first, that will cost one 200
+			http.MakeRequestAndExpectEventuallyConsistentResponse(t, suite.RoundTripper, suite.TimeoutConfig, gwAddr, JwtOkResp)
+
+			// fire the rest request
+			if err := GotExactNExpectedResponse(t, 2, suite.RoundTripper, JwtReq, JwtOkResp); err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("fail to get expected response at three request: %v", err)
 			}
 			if err := GotExactNExpectedResponse(t, 1, suite.RoundTripper, JwtReq, expectLimitResp); err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("fail to get expected response at last fourth request: %v", err)
 			}
+
+			// Carrying different jwt claims will not be limited
+			if err := GotExactNExpectedResponse(t, 4, suite.RoundTripper, difJwtReq, expectOkResp); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("fail to get expected response at first four request: %v", err)
+			}
 		})
 	},
 }