diff --git a/test/framework/cluster.go b/test/framework/cluster.go
index f9120f948537..d72fd041720e 100644
--- a/test/framework/cluster.go
+++ b/test/framework/cluster.go
@@ -1996,6 +1996,8 @@ func (e *ClusterE2ETest) CombinedAutoScalerMetricServerTest(autoscalerName, metr
 	e.VerifyAutoScalerPackageInstalled(autoscalerName, targetNamespace, mgmtCluster)
 	e.T.Log("Metrics Server and Cluster Autoscaler ready")
 	e.DeployTestWorkload(mgmtCluster)
+	e.RestartClusterAutoscaler(targetNamespace)
+	e.VerifyAutoScalerPackageInstalled(autoscalerName, targetNamespace, mgmtCluster)
 	e.VerifyWorkerNodesScaleUp(mgmtCluster)
 }