diff --git a/test/integration/buildruns_to_taskruns_test.go b/test/integration/buildruns_to_taskruns_test.go
index 1fbe39be0a..286d7cd211 100644
--- a/test/integration/buildruns_to_taskruns_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/buildruns_to_taskruns_test.go
@@ -250,18 +250,21 @@ var _ = Describe("Integration tests BuildRuns and TaskRuns", func() {
 			_, err = tb.GetBRTillStartTime(buildRunObject.Name)
 			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 
-			actualReason, err := tb.GetTRTillDesiredReason(buildRunObject.Name, "Pending")
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil(), fmt.Sprintf("failed to get desired reason; expected %s, got %s", "Pending", actualReason))
+			expectedReason := "Pending"
+			actualReason, err := tb.GetTRTillDesiredReason(buildRunObject.Name, expectedReason)
+			Expect(err).To(BeNil(), fmt.Sprintf("failed to get desired reason; expected %s, got %s", expectedReason, actualReason))
 
-			err = tb.GetBRTillDesiredReason(buildRunObject.Name, "Pending")
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-
-			actualReason, err = tb.GetTRTillDesiredReason(buildRunObject.Name, "Running")
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil(), fmt.Sprintf("failed to get desired reason; expected %s, got %s", "Running", actualReason))
+			expectedReason = "Pending"
+			actualReason, err = tb.GetBRTillDesiredReason(buildRunObject.Name, expectedReason)
+			Expect(err).To(BeNil(), fmt.Sprintf("failed to get desired reason; expected %s, got %s", expectedReason, actualReason))
 
-			err = tb.GetBRTillDesiredReason(buildRunObject.Name, "Running")
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+			expectedReason = "Running"
+			actualReason, err = tb.GetTRTillDesiredReason(buildRunObject.Name, expectedReason)
+			Expect(err).To(BeNil(), fmt.Sprintf("failed to get desired reason; expected %s, got %s", expectedReason, actualReason))
 
+			expectedReason = "Running"
+			actualReason, err = tb.GetBRTillDesiredReason(buildRunObject.Name, expectedReason)
+			Expect(err).To(BeNil(), fmt.Sprintf("failed to get desired reason; expected %s, got %s", expectedReason, actualReason))
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -281,19 +284,20 @@ var _ = Describe("Integration tests BuildRuns and TaskRuns", func() {
 			_, err = tb.GetBRTillCompletion(buildRunObject.Name)
 			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 
-			actualReason, err := tb.GetTRTillDesiredReason(buildRunObject.Name, "TaskRunTimeout")
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil(), fmt.Sprintf("failed to get desired reason; expected %s, got %s", "TaskRunTimeout", actualReason))
+			expectedReason := "TaskRunTimeout"
+			actualReason, err := tb.GetTRTillDesiredReason(buildRunObject.Name, expectedReason)
+			Expect(err).To(BeNil(), fmt.Sprintf("failed to get desired reason; expected %s, got %s", expectedReason, actualReason))
 
 			tr, err := tb.GetTaskRunFromBuildRun(buildRunObject.Name)
 			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 
-			err = tb.GetBRTillDesiredReason(buildRunObject.Name, fmt.Sprintf("TaskRun \"%s\" failed to finish within \"5s\"", tr.Name))
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+			expectedReason = fmt.Sprintf("TaskRun \"%s\" failed to finish within \"5s\"", tr.Name)
+			actualReason, err = tb.GetBRTillDesiredReason(buildRunObject.Name, expectedReason)
+			Expect(err).To(BeNil(), fmt.Sprintf("failed to get desired reason; expected %s, got %s", expectedReason, actualReason))
 
 			tr, err = tb.GetTaskRunFromBuildRun(buildRunObject.Name)
 			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 			Expect(tr.Status.CompletionTime).ToNot(BeNil())
-
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -352,12 +356,13 @@ var _ = Describe("Integration tests BuildRuns and TaskRuns", func() {
 			tr, err = tb.UpdateTaskRun(tr)
 			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 
-			err = tb.GetBRTillDesiredReason(buildRunObject.Name, fmt.Sprintf("TaskRun \"%s\" was cancelled", tr.Name))
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-
-			actualReason, err := tb.GetTRTillDesiredReason(buildRunObject.Name, "TaskRunCancelled")
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil(), fmt.Sprintf("failed to get desired reason; expected %s, got %s", "TaskRunCancelled", actualReason))
+			expectedReason := fmt.Sprintf("TaskRun \"%s\" was cancelled", tr.Name)
+			actualReason, err := tb.GetBRTillDesiredReason(buildRunObject.Name, expectedReason)
+			Expect(err).To(BeNil(), fmt.Sprintf("failed to get desired reason; expected %s, got %s", expectedReason, actualReason))
 
+			expectedReason = "TaskRunCancelled"
+			actualReason, err = tb.GetTRTillDesiredReason(buildRunObject.Name, expectedReason)
+			Expect(err).To(BeNil(), fmt.Sprintf("failed to get desired reason; expected %s, got %s", expectedReason, actualReason))
 		})
 	})
 })
diff --git a/test/integration/utils/buildruns.go b/test/integration/utils/buildruns.go
index a8ee1b1e68..df0595a199 100644
--- a/test/integration/utils/buildruns.go
+++ b/test/integration/utils/buildruns.go
@@ -123,30 +123,21 @@ func (t *TestBuild) GetBRTillStartTime(name string) (*v1alpha1.BuildRun, error)
 }
 
 // GetBRTillDesiredReason polls until a BuildRun gets a particular Reason
-// it exit if an error happens or the timeout is reach
-func (t *TestBuild) GetBRTillDesiredReason(buildRunname string, reason string) error {
-
-	var (
-		pollBRTillCompletion = func() (bool, error) {
-
-			currentReason, err := t.GetBRReason(buildRunname)
-			if err != nil {
-				return false, err
-			}
-			if currentReason == reason {
-				return true, nil
-			}
-
-			return false, nil
+// it exit if an error happens or the timeout is reached
+func (t *TestBuild) GetBRTillDesiredReason(buildRunname string, reason string) (currentReason string, err error) {
+	err = wait.PollImmediate(t.Interval, t.TimeOut, func() (bool, error) {
+		currentReason, err = t.GetBRReason(buildRunname)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+		if currentReason == reason {
+			return true, nil
 		}
-	)
 
-	err := wait.PollImmediate(t.Interval, t.TimeOut, pollBRTillCompletion)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+		return false, nil
+	})
 
-	return nil
+	return
 }
 
 // GetBRTillDeletion polls until a BuildRun is not found, it returns
diff --git a/test/integration/utils/taskruns.go b/test/integration/utils/taskruns.go
index 67bb02f8e9..5d3bb79fb0 100644
--- a/test/integration/utils/taskruns.go
+++ b/test/integration/utils/taskruns.go
@@ -63,30 +63,19 @@ func (t *TestBuild) GetTRReason(buildRunName string) (string, error) {
 
 // GetTRTillDesiredReason polls until a TaskRun matches a desired Reason
 // or it exits if an error happen or a timeout is reach.
-func (t *TestBuild) GetTRTillDesiredReason(buildRunName string, reason string) (string, error) {
-	var trReason string
-	var err error
-
-	var (
-		pollTRTillCompletion = func() (bool, error) {
-
-			trReason, err = t.GetTRReason(buildRunName)
-			if err != nil {
-				return false, err
-			}
-
-			if trReason == reason {
-				return true, nil
-			}
+func (t *TestBuild) GetTRTillDesiredReason(buildRunName string, reason string) (trReason string, err error) {
+	err = wait.PollImmediate(t.Interval, t.TimeOut, func() (bool, error) {
+		trReason, err = t.GetTRReason(buildRunName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
 
-			return false, nil
+		if trReason == reason {
+			return true, nil
 		}
-	)
 
-	pollError := wait.PollImmediate(t.Interval, t.TimeOut, pollTRTillCompletion)
-	if pollError != nil {
-		return trReason, pollError
-	}
+		return false, nil
+	})
 
-	return trReason, nil
+	return
 }