diff --git a/test/e2e/volume_plugin_test.go b/test/e2e/volume_plugin_test.go
index 00498431e8..fe38cfafb6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/volume_plugin_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/volume_plugin_test.go
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman volume plugins", func() {
 		plugin.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(plugin).Should(Exit(0))
 
+		// Make sure the socket is available (see #17956)
+		err = WaitForFile(fmt.Sprintf("/run/docker/plugins/%s.sock", pluginName))
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
 		volName := "testVolume1"
 		create := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"volume", "create", "--driver", pluginName, volName})
 		create.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
@@ -107,6 +111,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman volume plugins", func() {
 		plugin.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(plugin).Should(Exit(0))
 
+		// Make sure the socket is available (see #17956)
+		err = WaitForFile(fmt.Sprintf("/run/docker/plugins/%s.sock", pluginName))
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
 		volName := "testVolume1"
 		create := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"volume", "create", "--driver", pluginName, volName})
 		create.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
@@ -132,6 +140,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman volume plugins", func() {
 		plugin.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(plugin).Should(Exit(0))
 
+		// Make sure the socket is available (see #17956)
+		err = WaitForFile(fmt.Sprintf("/run/docker/plugins/%s.sock", pluginName))
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
 		volName := "testVolume1"
 		create := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"volume", "create", "--driver", pluginName, volName})
 		create.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
@@ -173,6 +185,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman volume plugins", func() {
 		plugin.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(plugin).Should(Exit(0))
 
+		// Make sure the socket is available (see #17956)
+		err = WaitForFile(fmt.Sprintf("/run/docker/plugins/%s.sock", pluginName))
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
 		volName := "testVolume1"
 		create := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"volume", "create", "--driver", pluginName, volName})
 		create.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
@@ -219,6 +235,10 @@ testvol5 = "/run/docker/plugins/testvol5.sock"`), 0o644)
 		plugin.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(plugin).Should(Exit(0))
 
+		// Make sure the socket is available (see #17956)
+		err = WaitForFile(fmt.Sprintf("/run/docker/plugins/%s.sock", pluginName))
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
 		localvol := "local-" + stringid.GenerateRandomID()
 		// create local volume
 		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"volume", "create", localvol})
@@ -277,6 +297,10 @@ Removed:
 		plugin.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(plugin).Should(Exit(0))
 
+		// Make sure the socket is available (see #17956)
+		err = WaitForFile(fmt.Sprintf("/run/docker/plugins/%s.sock", pluginName))
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
 		volName := "testVolume1"
 		create := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"volume", "create", "--driver", pluginName, volName})
 		create.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()