diff --git a/test/e2e/benchmark/main.go b/test/e2e/benchmark/main.go
index be4eb1e126..bc2c19cf30 100644
--- a/test/e2e/benchmark/main.go
+++ b/test/e2e/benchmark/main.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ func main() {
 		{"LargeNetworkBigBlock8MB", LargeNetworkBigBlock8MB},
 		{"LargeNetworkBigBlock32MB", LargeNetworkBigBlock32MB},
 		{"LargeNetworkBigBlock64MB", LargeNetworkBigBlock64MB},
+		{"LargeNetworkBigBlock64MBLatency", LargeNetworkBigBlock64MBLatency},
+		{"LargeNetworkBigBlock8MBLatency", LargeNetworkBigBlock8MBLatency},
 	}
 
 	// check the test name passed as an argument and run it
diff --git a/test/e2e/benchmark/throughput.go b/test/e2e/benchmark/throughput.go
index b919093d8a..c38debbf3d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/benchmark/throughput.go
+++ b/test/e2e/benchmark/throughput.go
@@ -179,3 +179,25 @@ func LargeNetworkBigBlock64MB(logger *log.Logger) error {
 	manifest.BlobSequences = 2
 	return runBenchmarkTest(logger, "LargeNetworkBigBlock64MB", manifest)
 }
+
+func LargeNetworkBigBlock64MBLatency(logger *log.Logger) error {
+	manifest := bigBlockManifest
+	manifest.MaxBlockBytes = 64 * testnet.MB
+	manifest.Validators = 50
+	manifest.TxClients = 50
+	manifest.BlobSequences = 2
+	manifest.EnableLatency = true
+	manifest.LatencyParams = LatencyParams{70, 0}
+	return runBenchmarkTest(logger, "LargeNetworkBigBlock64MBLatency", manifest)
+}
+func LargeNetworkBigBlock8MBLatency(logger *log.Logger) error {
+	manifest := bigBlockManifest
+	manifest.MaxBlockBytes = 8 * testnet.MB
+	manifest.Validators = 50
+	manifest.TxClients = 50
+	manifest.BlobSequences = 2
+	manifest.EnableLatency = true
+	manifest.LatencyParams = LatencyParams{70, 0}
+	manifest.TestDuration = 10 * time.Minute
+	return runBenchmarkTest(logger, "LargeNetworkBigBlock8MBLatency", manifest)
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e/testnet/testnet.go b/test/e2e/testnet/testnet.go
index 4b3beebe99..d907cd2eda 100644
--- a/test/e2e/testnet/testnet.go
+++ b/test/e2e/testnet/testnet.go
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func (t *Testnet) WaitToSync() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize client for node %s: %w", node.Name, err)
 		}
-		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 			resp, err := client.Status(context.Background())
 			if err == nil {
 				if resp.SyncInfo.LatestBlockHeight > 0 {
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ func (t *Testnet) WaitToSync() error {
 			} else {
 				err = errors.New("error getting status")
 			}
-			if i == 9 {
+			if i == 99 {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to start node %s: %w", node.Name, err)
 			}
 			log.Info().Str("name", node.Name).Int("attempt", i).Msg(