diff --git a/pkg/environment/flags.go b/pkg/environment/flags.go
index 59efc52e..80fda986 100644
--- a/pkg/environment/flags.go
+++ b/pkg/environment/flags.go
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"knative.dev/reconciler-test/pkg/feature"
+	"knative.dev/reconciler-test/pkg/state"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@ var (
 
 	ipFilePath     = new(string)
 	teardownOnFail = new(bool)
+
+	pollTimeout  = new(time.Duration)
+	pollInterval = new(time.Duration)
 )
 
 // InitFlags registers the requirement and state filter flags supported by the
@@ -62,7 +67,8 @@ func InitFlags(fs *flag.FlagSet) {
 
 	fs.StringVar(ipFilePath, "images.producer.file", "", "file path for file-based image producer")
 	fs.StringVar(testNamespace, "environment.namespace", "", "Test namespace")
-
+	fs.DurationVar(pollTimeout, "poll.timeout", state.DefaultPollTimeout, "Poll timeout")
+	fs.DurationVar(pollInterval, "poll.interval", state.DefaultPollInterval, "Poll interval")
 	fs.BoolVar(teardownOnFail, "teardown.on.fail", false, "Set this flag to do teardown even if test fails.")
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/environment/magic.go b/pkg/environment/magic.go
index a1808d85..a0400bcb 100644
--- a/pkg/environment/magic.go
+++ b/pkg/environment/magic.go
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ func (mr *MagicGlobalEnvironment) Environment(opts ...EnvOpts) (context.Context,
 	}
 
 	ctx := ContextWith(mr.c, env)
+	ctx = ContextWithPollTimings(ctx, *pollInterval, *pollTimeout)
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		if nctx, err := opt(ctx, env); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/environment/timings.go b/pkg/environment/timings.go
index aac96e82..bf4409b0 100644
--- a/pkg/environment/timings.go
+++ b/pkg/environment/timings.go
@@ -19,37 +19,26 @@ package environment
 import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
+
+	"knative.dev/reconciler-test/pkg/state"
 )
 
+// this has been moved to state pkg to break cycle between environment and feature package,
+// keeping the consts here for backwards API compatibility
 const (
 	DefaultPollInterval = 3 * time.Second
 	DefaultPollTimeout  = 2 * time.Minute
 )
 
-type timingsKey struct{}
-type timingsType struct {
-	interval time.Duration
-	timeout  time.Duration
-}
-
-// PollTimingsFromContext will get the previously set poll timing from context,
-// or return the defaults if not found.
-// - values from from context.
-// - defaults.
+// ContextWithPollTimings returns a context with poll timings set
 func ContextWithPollTimings(ctx context.Context, interval, timeout time.Duration) context.Context {
-	return context.WithValue(ctx, timingsKey{}, timingsType{
-		interval: interval,
-		timeout:  timeout,
-	})
+	return state.ContextWithPollTimings(ctx, interval, timeout)
 }
 
 // PollTimingsFromContext will get the previously set poll timing from context,
 // or return the defaults if not found.
-// - values from from context.
+// - values from context.
 // - defaults.
 func PollTimingsFromContext(ctx context.Context) (time.Duration, time.Duration) {
-	if t, ok := ctx.Value(timingsKey{}).(timingsType); ok {
-		return t.interval, t.timeout
-	}
-	return DefaultPollInterval, DefaultPollTimeout
+	return state.PollTimingsFromContext(ctx)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/feature/feature.go b/pkg/feature/feature.go
index 4113bc3d..0d454c51 100644
--- a/pkg/feature/feature.go
+++ b/pkg/feature/feature.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
-	"time"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"knative.dev/pkg/apis"
 	"knative.dev/pkg/injection/clients/dynamicclient"
-
 	"knative.dev/reconciler-test/pkg/state"
 )
 
@@ -229,7 +227,8 @@ func DeleteResources(ctx context.Context, t T, refs []corev1.ObjectReference) er
 
 	var lastResource corev1.ObjectReference // One still present resource
 
-	err := wait.Poll(time.Second, 4*time.Minute, func() (bool, error) {
+	interval, timeout := state.PollTimingsFromContext(ctx)
+	err := wait.Poll(interval, timeout, func() (bool, error) {
 		for _, ref := range refs {
 			gv, err := schema.ParseGroupVersion(ref.APIVersion)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/state/timings.go b/pkg/state/timings.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a79de9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/state/timings.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Knative Authors
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package state
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const (
+	DefaultPollInterval = 3 * time.Second
+	DefaultPollTimeout  = 2 * time.Minute
+)
+
+type timingsKey struct{}
+type timingsType struct {
+	interval time.Duration
+	timeout  time.Duration
+}
+
+// ContextWithPollTimings returns a context with poll timings set
+func ContextWithPollTimings(ctx context.Context, interval, timeout time.Duration) context.Context {
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, timingsKey{}, timingsType{
+		interval: interval,
+		timeout:  timeout,
+	})
+}
+
+// PollTimingsFromContext will get the previously set poll timing from context,
+// or return the defaults if not found.
+// - values from  context.
+// - defaults.
+func PollTimingsFromContext(ctx context.Context) (time.Duration, time.Duration) {
+	if t, ok := ctx.Value(timingsKey{}).(timingsType); ok {
+		return t.interval, t.timeout
+	}
+	panic("no poll timings found in context")
+}