diff --git a/scripts/azure-ci-test.sh b/scripts/azure-ci-test.sh
index 0289c684f..f0e67ed77 100755
--- a/scripts/azure-ci-test.sh
+++ b/scripts/azure-ci-test.sh
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ save_logs() {
 cleanup() {
   save_logs || true
 
+  echo "Delete key vault"
+  az keyvault delete --name "${KEYVAULT_NAME}" --resource-group "${GROUP_NAME}" || true
+
+  echo "Purge key vault"
+  az keyvault purge --name "${KEYVAULT_NAME}" --no-wait || true
+
   echo "Deleting group"
   az group delete --name "${GROUP_NAME}" --yes --no-wait || true
 }
diff --git a/test/bats/azure-test.bats b/test/bats/azure-test.bats
index bde205672..a30556dd7 100644
--- a/test/bats/azure-test.bats
+++ b/test/bats/azure-test.bats
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ SLEEP_TIME=1
 
     # enable dynamic plugins
     helm upgrade --atomic --namespace gatekeeper-system --reuse-values --set featureFlags.RATIFY_EXPERIMENTAL_DYNAMIC_PLUGINS=true ratify ./charts/ratify
-    sleep 5
+    sleep 30
     latestpod=$(kubectl -n gatekeeper-system get pod -l=app.kubernetes.io/name=ratify --sort-by=.metadata.creationTimestamp -o=name | tail -n 1)
 
     run kubectl apply -f ./config/samples/clustered/verifier/config_v1beta1_verifier_dynamic.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ SLEEP_TIME=1
     assert_success
 
     # verify that the image can be run with a root cert, root verification cert should have been configured on deployment
-    run kubectl run demo-leaf --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/notation:leafSigned
+    wait_for_process 20 10 'kubectl run demo-leaf --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/notation:leafSigned'
     assert_success
 
     # add the leaf certificate as an inline certificate store
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ SLEEP_TIME=1
     run kubectl apply -f ./library/multi-tenancy-validation/samples/constraint.yaml
     assert_success
     sleep 5
-    run kubectl run demo --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/notation:signed
+    wait_for_process 20 10 'kubectl run demo --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/notation:signed'
     assert_success
     run kubectl run demo1 --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/notation:unsigned
     assert_failure
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ SLEEP_TIME=1
     assert_success
     sleep 5
 
-    run kubectl run cosign-demo --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/cosign:signed-key
+    wait_for_process 20 10 'kubectl run cosign-demo --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/cosign:signed-key'
     assert_success
     run kubectl run cosign-demo2 --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/cosign:unsigned
     assert_failure
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ SLEEP_TIME=1
     run kubectl apply -f ./config/samples/clustered/verifier/config_v1beta1_verifier_complete_licensechecker.yaml
     # wait for the httpserver cache to be invalidated
     sleep 15
-    run kubectl run license-checker2 --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/licensechecker:v0
+    wait_for_process 20 10 'kubectl run license-checker2 --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/licensechecker:v0'
     assert_success
 }
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ SLEEP_TIME=1
 
     run kubectl apply -f ./config/samples/clustered/verifier/config_v1beta1_verifier_sbom.yaml
     sleep 5
-    run kubectl run sbom --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/sbom:v0
+    wait_for_process 20 10 'kubectl run sbom --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/sbom:v0'
     assert_success
 
     run kubectl delete verifiers.config.ratify.deislabs.io/verifier-sbom
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ SLEEP_TIME=1
     run kubectl apply -f ./config/samples/clustered/verifier/config_v1beta1_verifier_schemavalidator.yaml
     sleep 5
 
-    run kubectl run schemavalidator --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/schemavalidator:v0
+    wait_for_process 20 10 'kubectl run schemavalidator --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/schemavalidator:v0'
     assert_success
 
     run kubectl apply -f ./config/samples/clustered/verifier/config_v1beta1_verifier_schemavalidator_bad.yaml
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ SLEEP_TIME=1
     run kubectl apply -f ./config/samples/clustered/verifier/config_v1beta1_verifier_schemavalidator.yaml
     sleep 5
 
-    run kubectl run all-in-one --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/all:v0
+    wait_for_process 20 10 'kubectl run all-in-one --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/all:v0'
     assert_success
 }
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ SLEEP_TIME=1
 
     # wait for the httpserver cache to be invalidated
     sleep 15
-    run kubectl run crdtest --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/notation:signed
+    wait_for_process 20 10 'kubectl run crdtest --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/notation:signed'
     assert_success
 }
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ SLEEP_TIME=1
     run kubectl apply -f ./library/multi-tenancy-validation/samples/constraint.yaml
     assert_success
     sleep 5
-    run kubectl run demo2 --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/notation:signed
+    wait_for_process 20 10 'kubectl run demo2 --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/notation:signed'
     assert_success
 
     run kubectl get configmaps ratify-configuration --namespace=gatekeeper-system -o yaml >currentConfig.yaml
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ SLEEP_TIME=1
     run kubectl apply -f ./library/multi-tenancy-validation/samples/constraint.yaml
     assert_success
     sleep 5
-    run kubectl run mutate-demo --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/notation:signed
+    wait_for_process 20 10 'kubectl run mutate-demo --namespace default --image=${TEST_REGISTRY}/notation:signed'
     assert_success
     result=$(kubectl get pod mutate-demo --namespace default -o json | jq -r ".spec.containers[0].image" | grep @sha)
     assert_mutate_success