diff --git a/tests/e2e/tidbcluster/tidbcluster.go b/tests/e2e/tidbcluster/tidbcluster.go
index de6ee8ff7f..7402637aca 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/tidbcluster/tidbcluster.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/tidbcluster/tidbcluster.go
@@ -2021,6 +2021,16 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TiDBCluster", func() {
 			utiltc.MustWaitForComponentPhase(cli, tc, v1alpha1.PDMemberType, v1alpha1.UpgradePhase, 3*time.Minute, time.Second*10)
 			log.Logf("PD is in UpgradePhase")
 
+			ginkgo.By("Wait for TiKV to be in UpgradePhase")
+			utiltc.MustWaitForComponentPhase(cli, tc, v1alpha1.TiKVMemberType, v1alpha1.UpgradePhase, 3*time.Minute, time.Second*10)
+			log.Logf("TiKV is in UpgradePhase")
+
+			ginkgo.By("Wait for TiDB to be in UpgradePhase")
+			utiltc.MustWaitForComponentPhase(cli, tc, v1alpha1.TiDBMemberType, v1alpha1.UpgradePhase, 3*time.Minute, time.Second*10)
+			log.Logf("TiDB is in UpgradePhase")
+
+			// the tc ready condition between components upgrade phase may not be observed
+			// and it may only observed the last ready after all components upgraded
 			ginkgo.By("Wait for tc ready")
 			err = oa.WaitForTidbClusterReady(tc, 10*time.Minute, 10*time.Second)
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to wait for TidbCluster %s/%s components ready", ns, tc.Name)
@@ -2037,14 +2047,6 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TiDBCluster", func() {
 			log.Logf("PD config:\n%s", pdCm.Data["config-file"])
 			gomega.Expect(pdCm.Data["config-file"]).To(gomega.ContainSubstring("lease = 3"))
 
-			ginkgo.By("Wait for TiKV to be in UpgradePhase")
-			utiltc.MustWaitForComponentPhase(cli, tc, v1alpha1.TiKVMemberType, v1alpha1.UpgradePhase, 3*time.Minute, time.Second*10)
-			log.Logf("TiKV is in UpgradePhase")
-
-			ginkgo.By("Wait for tc ready")
-			err = oa.WaitForTidbClusterReady(tc, 10*time.Minute, 10*time.Second)
-			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to wait for TidbCluster %s/%s components ready", ns, tc.Name)
-
 			ginkgo.By("Check TiKV configuration")
 			tikvMemberName := controller.TiKVMemberName(tc.Name)
 			tikvSts, err := stsGetter.StatefulSets(ns).Get(context.TODO(), tikvMemberName, metav1.GetOptions{})
@@ -2057,14 +2059,6 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TiDBCluster", func() {
 			log.Logf("TiKV config:\n%s", tikvCm.Data["config-file"])
 			gomega.Expect(tikvCm.Data["config-file"]).To(gomega.ContainSubstring("status-thread-pool-size = 1"))
 
-			ginkgo.By("Wait for TiDB to be in UpgradePhase")
-			utiltc.MustWaitForComponentPhase(cli, tc, v1alpha1.TiDBMemberType, v1alpha1.UpgradePhase, 3*time.Minute, time.Second*10)
-			log.Logf("TiDB is in UpgradePhase")
-
-			ginkgo.By("Wait for tc ready")
-			err = oa.WaitForTidbClusterReady(tc, 10*time.Minute, 10*time.Second)
-			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to wait for TidbCluster %s/%s components ready", ns, tc.Name)
-
 			ginkgo.By("Check TiDB configuration")
 			tidbMemberName := controller.TiDBMemberName(tc.Name)
 			tidbSts, err := stsGetter.StatefulSets(ns).Get(context.TODO(), tidbMemberName, metav1.GetOptions{})
diff --git a/tests/e2e/util/image/image.go b/tests/e2e/util/image/image.go
index 679e849a9d..98cac24955 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/util/image/image.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/util/image/image.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var (
 const (
 	// TiDB Version
 	TiDBLatestPrev     = "v7.5.3"
-	TiDBLatest         = "v8.1.1"
+	TiDBLatest         = "v8.1.0" // different version with PDMSImage
 	TiDBNightlyVersion = "nightly"
 	// specific version
 	TiDBV7x5x0 = "v7.5.0"