diff --git a/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_auth_test.go b/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_auth_test.go
index 6dbcd1039..ea4d3797d 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_auth_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_auth_test.go
@@ -786,8 +786,19 @@ func authLeaseTestLeaseRevoke(cx ctlCtx) {
 	cx.user, cx.pass = "root", "root"
 	authSetupTestUser(cx)
 
-	if err := leaseTestRevoke(cx); err != nil {
-		cx.t.Fatalf("authLeaseTestLeaseRevoke: error (%v)", err)
+	// put with TTL 10 seconds and revoke
+	leaseID, err := ctlV3LeaseGrant(cx, 10)
+	if err != nil {
+		cx.t.Fatalf("ctlV3LeaseGrant error (%v)", err)
+	}
+	if err := ctlV3Put(cx, "key", "val", leaseID); err != nil {
+		cx.t.Fatalf("ctlV3Put error (%v)", err)
+	}
+	if err := ctlV3LeaseRevoke(cx, leaseID); err != nil {
+		cx.t.Fatalf("ctlV3LeaseRevoke error (%v)", err)
+	}
+	if err := ctlV3GetWithErr(cx, []string{"key"}, []string{"retrying of unary invoker failed"}); err != nil { // expect errors
+		cx.t.Fatalf("ctlV3GetWithErr error (%v)", err)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_kv_test.go b/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_kv_test.go
index 0533b067f..e0e3c8c1f 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_kv_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_kv_test.go
@@ -329,6 +329,16 @@ func ctlV3Get(cx ctlCtx, args []string, kvs ...kv) error {
 	return spawnWithExpects(cmdArgs, lines...)
 }
 
+// ctlV3GetWithErr runs "get" command expecting no output but error
+func ctlV3GetWithErr(cx ctlCtx, args []string, errs []string) error {
+	cmdArgs := append(cx.PrefixArgs(), "get")
+	cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, args...)
+	if !cx.quorum {
+		cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, "--consistency", "s")
+	}
+	return spawnWithExpects(cmdArgs, errs...)
+}
+
 func ctlV3Del(cx ctlCtx, args []string, num int) error {
 	cmdArgs := append(cx.PrefixArgs(), "del")
 	cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, args...)