diff --git a/tests/cloner_test.go b/tests/cloner_test.go
index f867cd0d38..3885ad209d 100644
--- a/tests/cloner_test.go
+++ b/tests/cloner_test.go
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ var _ = Describe("all clone tests", func() {
 					targetDvs = nil
 				})
 
-				It("[rfe_id:1277][test_id:1899][crit:High][vendor:cnv-qe@redhat.com][level:component] Should allow multiple cloning operations in parallel", func() {
+				FIt("[rfe_id:1277][test_id:1899][crit:High][vendor:cnv-qe@redhat.com][level:component] Should allow multiple cloning operations in parallel", func() {
 					const NumOfClones int = 3
 
 					By("Creating a source from a real image")
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ var _ = Describe("all clone tests", func() {
 						targetDvs = append(targetDvs, targetDv)
 					}
 
-					podsNodeName := make(map[string]string)
+					podsNodeName := make(map[string]bool)
 					for _, dv := range targetDvs {
 						By("Waiting for clone to be completed")
 						err = utils.WaitForDataVolumePhaseWithTimeout(f, f.Namespace.Name, cdiv1.Succeeded, dv.Name, 3*90*time.Second)
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ var _ = Describe("all clone tests", func() {
 							By(fmt.Sprintf("Getting pod %s/%s", dv.Namespace, cloneSourcePod))
 							pod, err := f.K8sClient.CoreV1().Pods(dv.Namespace).Get(context.TODO(), cloneSourcePod, metav1.GetOptions{})
 							Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-							podsNodeName[dv.Name] = pod.Spec.NodeName
+							podsNodeName[pod.Spec.NodeName] = true
 						}
 
 						By("Deleting verifier pod")
@@ -1042,14 +1042,13 @@ var _ = Describe("all clone tests", func() {
 						Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 					}
 
-					// All pods should be in the same node
+					// All pods should be in the same node except when the map is empty in smart clone
 					if len(podsNodeName) > 0 {
-						Expect(podsNodeName[targetDvs[0].Name]).To(Equal(podsNodeName[targetDvs[1].Name]))
-						Expect(podsNodeName[targetDvs[1].Name]).To(Equal(podsNodeName[targetDvs[2].Name]))
+						Expect(podsNodeName).To(HaveLen(1))
 					}
 				})
 
-				It("[rfe_id:1277][test_id:1899][crit:High][vendor:cnv-qe@redhat.com][level:component] Should allow multiple cloning operations in parallel for block devices", func() {
+				FIt("[rfe_id:1277][test_id:1899][crit:High][vendor:cnv-qe@redhat.com][level:component] Should allow multiple cloning operations in parallel for block devices", func() {
 					const NumOfClones int = 3
 
 					if !f.IsBlockVolumeStorageClassAvailable() {