diff --git a/examples/spark/spark-worker-controller.yaml b/examples/spark/spark-worker-controller.yaml
index 33d04b6e50..7587560be5 100644
--- a/examples/spark/spark-worker-controller.yaml
+++ b/examples/spark/spark-worker-controller.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 metadata:
   name: spark-worker-controller
 spec:
-  replicas: 3
+  replicas: 2
   selector:
     component: spark-worker
   template:
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ spec:
           resources:
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
+
diff --git a/test/e2e/examples.go b/test/e2e/examples.go
index 7b33f8ebd1..dbaecdbf35 100644
--- a/test/e2e/examples.go
+++ b/test/e2e/examples.go
@@ -156,34 +156,48 @@ var _ = Describe("[Feature:Example]", func() {
 			mkpath := func(file string) string {
 				return filepath.Join(testContext.RepoRoot, "examples", "spark", file)
 			}
-			serviceJson := mkpath("spark-master-service.json")
-			masterJson := mkpath("spark-master.json")
-			driverJson := mkpath("spark-driver.json")
-			workerControllerJson := mkpath("spark-worker-controller.json")
+
+			// TODO: Add Zepplin and Web UI to this example.
+			serviceYaml := mkpath("spark-master-service.yaml")
+			masterYaml := mkpath("spark-master-controller.yaml")
+			workerControllerYaml := mkpath("spark-worker-controller.yaml")
 			nsFlag := fmt.Sprintf("--namespace=%v", ns)
 
-			By("starting master")
-			runKubectlOrDie("create", "-f", serviceJson, nsFlag)
-			runKubectlOrDie("create", "-f", masterJson, nsFlag)
-			runKubectlOrDie("create", "-f", driverJson, nsFlag)
-			err := waitForPodRunningInNamespace(c, "spark-master", ns)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			_, err = lookForStringInLog(ns, "spark-master", "spark-master", "Starting Spark master at", serverStartTimeout)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			_, err = lookForStringInLog(ns, "spark-driver", "spark-driver", "Use kubectl exec", serverStartTimeout)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			master := func() {
+				By("starting master")
+				runKubectlOrDie("create", "-f", serviceYaml, nsFlag)
+				runKubectlOrDie("create", "-f", masterYaml, nsFlag)
 
-			By("waiting for master endpoint")
-			err = waitForEndpoint(c, ns, "spark-master")
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				Logf("Now polling for Master startup...")
 
-			By("starting workers")
-			runKubectlOrDie("create", "-f", workerControllerJson, nsFlag)
-			ScaleRC(c, ns, "spark-worker-controller", 2, true)
-			forEachPod(c, ns, "name", "spark-worker", func(pod api.Pod) {
-				_, err := lookForStringInLog(ns, pod.Name, "spark-worker", "Successfully registered with master", serverStartTimeout)
+				// Only one master pod: But its a natural way to look up pod names.
+				forEachPod(c, ns, "component", "spark-master", func(pod api.Pod) {
+					Logf("Now waiting for master to startup in %v", pod.Name)
+					_, err := lookForStringInLog(ns, pod.Name, "spark-master", "Starting Spark master at", serverStartTimeout)
+					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				})
+
+				By("waiting for master endpoint")
+				err := waitForEndpoint(c, ns, "spark-master")
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			})
+			}
+			worker := func() {
+				By("starting workers")
+				Logf("Now starting Workers")
+				runKubectlOrDie("create", "-f", workerControllerYaml, nsFlag)
+
+				// For now, scaling is orthogonal to the core test.
+				// ScaleRC(c, ns, "spark-worker-controller", 2, true)
+
+				Logf("Now polling for worker startup...")
+				forEachPod(c, ns, "component", "spark-worker", func(pod api.Pod) {
+					_, err := lookForStringInLog(ns, pod.Name, "spark-worker", "Successfully registered with master", serverStartTimeout)
+					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				})
+			}
+			// Run the worker verification after we turn up the master.
+			defer worker()
+			master()
 		})
 	})