diff --git a/contrib/util/check-config.sh b/contrib/util/check-config.sh
index 24f3e3585b78..16d743720a41 100755
--- a/contrib/util/check-config.sh
+++ b/contrib/util/check-config.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
   CONFIG="$1"
 fi
 
-if ! command -v zgrep >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if ! command -v zgrep >/dev/null 2>&1 || eval "cat /sys/kernel/security/apparmor/profiles | grep -q 'zgrep (enforce)'"; then
   zgrep() {
     zcat "$2" | grep "$1"
   }
diff --git a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/secretsencryption_test.go b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/secretsencryption_test.go
index 91a4c089a533..aca073c06631 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/secretsencryption_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/secretsencryption_test.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Verify Secrets Encryption Rotation", Ordered, func() {
 			cmd = "k3s secrets-encrypt status"
 			Eventually(func() (string, error) {
 				return e2e.RunCmdOnNode(cmd, serverNodeNames[0])
-			}, "180s", "5s").Should(ContainSubstring("Current Rotation Stage: reencrypt_finished"))
+			}, "240s", "10s").Should(ContainSubstring("Current Rotation Stage: reencrypt_finished"))
 
 			for _, nodeName := range serverNodeNames[1:] {
 				res, err := e2e.RunCmdOnNode(cmd, nodeName)
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Verify Secrets Encryption Rotation", Ordered, func() {
 					g.Expect(res).Should(ContainSubstring("Encryption Status: Enabled"))
 					g.Expect(res).Should(ContainSubstring("Current Rotation Stage: reencrypt_finished"))
 					g.Expect(res).Should(ContainSubstring("Server Encryption Hashes: All hashes match"))
-				}, "420s", "2s").Should(Succeed())
+				}, "420s", "5s").Should(Succeed())
 			}
 		})
 	})
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Verify Secrets Encryption Rotation", Ordered, func() {
 			cmd = "k3s secrets-encrypt status"
 			Eventually(func() (string, error) {
 				return e2e.RunCmdOnNode(cmd, serverNodeNames[0])
-			}, "180s", "5s").Should(ContainSubstring("Current Rotation Stage: reencrypt_finished"))
+			}, "240s", "10s").Should(ContainSubstring("Current Rotation Stage: reencrypt_finished"))
 
 			for i, nodeName := range serverNodeNames {
 				Eventually(func(g Gomega) {