diff --git a/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-jenkins/node-e2e.yaml b/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-jenkins/node-e2e.yaml
index 2a606014dd..4f3cb3ee6c 100644
--- a/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-jenkins/node-e2e.yaml
+++ b/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-jenkins/node-e2e.yaml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         - ansicolor:
             colormap: xterm
         - timeout:
-            timeout: 45
+            timeout: 90
             fail: true
         - timestamps
         - inject:
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/e2e_node_suite_test.go b/test/e2e_node/e2e_node_suite_test.go
index de7a38f526..aa46239817 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/e2e_node_suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/e2e_node_suite_test.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ var _ = AfterSuite(func() {
 		glog.Infof("Stopping node services...")
 		e2es.stop()
 	}
+	glog.Infof("Tests Finished")
 })
 
 var _ Reporter = &LogReporter{}
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ type LogReporter struct{}
 func (lr *LogReporter) SpecSuiteWillBegin(config config.GinkgoConfigType, summary *types.SuiteSummary) {
 	b := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	b.WriteString("******************************************************\n")
-	glog.V(0).Infof(b.String())
+	glog.Infof(b.String())
 }
 
 func (lr *LogReporter) BeforeSuiteDidRun(setupSummary *types.SetupSummary) {}
@@ -115,5 +116,5 @@ func (lr *LogReporter) SpecSuiteDidEnd(summary *types.SuiteSummary) {
 		b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("etcd output:\n%s\n", e2es.etcdCombinedOut.String()))
 	}
 	b.WriteString("******************************************************\n")
-	glog.V(0).Infof(b.String())
+	glog.Infof(b.String())
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/e2e_remote.go b/test/e2e_node/e2e_remote.go
index 73c8475935..f1b6f9deca 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/e2e_remote.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/e2e_remote.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func init() {
 		glog.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	sshOptionsMap = map[string]string{
-		"gce": fmt.Sprintf("-i %s/.ssh/google_compute_engine -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o CheckHostIP=no -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no", usr.HomeDir),
+		"gce": fmt.Sprintf("-i %s/.ssh/google_compute_engine -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o CheckHostIP=no -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ServerAliveInterval=30", usr.HomeDir),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -118,14 +118,14 @@ func CreateTestArchive() string {
 }
 
 // RunRemote copies the archive file to a /tmp file on host, unpacks it, and runs the e2e_node.test
-func RunRemote(archive string, host string, deleteFiles bool) (string, error) {
+func RunRemote(archive string, host string, cleanup bool) (string, error) {
 	// Create the temp staging directory
 	tmp := fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/gcloud-e2e-%d", rand.Int31())
 	_, err := RunSshCommand("ssh", host, "--", "mkdir", tmp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	if deleteFiles {
+	if cleanup {
 		defer func() {
 			output, err := RunSshCommand("ssh", host, "--", "rm", "-rf", tmp)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func RunRemote(archive string, host string, deleteFiles bool) (string, error) {
 	cmd = getSshCommand(" && ",
 		fmt.Sprintf("cd %s", tmp),
 		fmt.Sprintf("tar -xzvf ./%s", archiveName),
-		fmt.Sprintf("./e2e_node.test --logtostderr --v 2 --build-services=false --node-name=%s", host),
+		fmt.Sprintf("./e2e_node.test --logtostderr --v 2 --build-services=false --stop-services=%t --node-name=%s", cleanup, host),
 	)
 	output, err := RunSshCommand("ssh", host, "--", "sh", "-c", cmd)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go b/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go
index 2115a4fde2..50e521dcbf 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (es *e2eService) stop() {
 	if es.apiServerCmd != nil {
 		err := es.apiServerCmd.Process.Kill()
 		if err != nil {
-			glog.Errorf("Failed to stop be-apiserver.\n%v", err)
+			glog.Errorf("Failed to stop kube-apiserver.\n%v", err)
 		}
 	}
 	if es.etcdCmd != nil {
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/privileged_test.go b/test/e2e_node/privileged_test.go
index b95f4fcac7..742b81c26b 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/privileged_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/privileged_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apimachinery/registered"
@@ -151,7 +150,6 @@ func (config *PrivilegedPodTestConfig) dialFromContainer(containerIP string, con
 	var output map[string]string
 	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(stdout), &output)
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), fmt.Sprintf("Could not unmarshal curl response: %s", stdout))
-	glog.Infof("Deserialized output is %v", output)
 	return output
 }