diff --git a/pkg/testing/tools/tools.go b/pkg/testing/tools/tools.go
index 9f544fbc121..98e037a8565 100644
--- a/pkg/testing/tools/tools.go
+++ b/pkg/testing/tools/tools.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func InstallAgentForPolicy(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context,
 
 	timeout := 5 * time.Minute
 	if deadline, ok := ctx.Deadline(); ok {
-		timeout = deadline.Sub(time.Now())
+		timeout = time.Until(deadline)
 	}
 	// Wait for Agent to be healthy
 	require.Eventually(