diff --git a/tests/testcases/040_check-network-adv.yml b/tests/testcases/040_check-network-adv.yml
index 667707046..90a5eba7b 100644
--- a/tests/testcases/040_check-network-adv.yml
+++ b/tests/testcases/040_check-network-adv.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       run_once: true
       delegate_to: "{{groups['kube-master'][0]}}"
       register: nca_pod
-      until: "{{ nca_pod.stdout_lines|length }} >= {{ groups['kube-node']|length * 2 }}"
+      until: "{{ nca_pod.stdout_lines|length }} >= {{ groups['kube-node']|intersect(play_hosts)|length * 2 }}"
       retries: 3
       delay: 10
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
       delay: "{{ agent_report_interval }}"
       until: "{{ agents.content|length > 0 and
         agents.content[0] == '{' and
-        agents.content|from_json|length >= groups['kube-node']|length * 2 }}"
+        agents.content|from_json|length >= groups['kube-node']|intersect(play_hosts)|length * 2 }}"
       failed_when: false
       no_log: true