diff --git a/test/e2e-gloo-tests.sh b/test/e2e-gloo-tests.sh
index ca4f0505..9984a429 100755
--- a/test/e2e-gloo-tests.sh
+++ b/test/e2e-gloo-tests.sh
@@ -78,3 +78,26 @@ until ${ok}; do
 done
 
 echo '✔ Canary initialization test passed'
+
+echo '>>> Triggering canary deployment'
+kubectl -n test set image deployment/podinfo podinfod=quay.io/stefanprodan/podinfo:1.4.1
+
+echo '>>> Waiting for canary promotion'
+retries=50
+count=0
+ok=false
+until ${ok}; do
+    kubectl -n test describe deployment/podinfo-primary | grep '1.4.1' && ok=true || ok=false
+    sleep 10
+    kubectl -n gloo-system logs deployment/flagger --tail 1
+    count=$(($count + 1))
+    if [[ ${count} -eq ${retries} ]]; then
+        kubectl -n test describe deployment/podinfo
+        kubectl -n test describe deployment/podinfo-primary
+        kubectl -n gloo-system logs deployment/flagger
+        echo "No more retries left"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+echo '✔ Canary promotion test passed'