diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9800-immanuwell b/changelogs/unreleased/9800-immanuwell
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c09f31cdc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/9800-immanuwell
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix test delete wait helpers to poll the requested object name.
diff --git a/test/util/k8s/configmap.go b/test/util/k8s/configmap.go
index 39bcb0907e..c79dc12163 100644
--- a/test/util/k8s/configmap.go
+++ b/test/util/k8s/configmap.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func WaitForConfigmapDelete(c clientset.Interface, ns, name string) error {
 
 	return waitutil.PollImmediateInfinite(5*time.Second,
 		func() (bool, error) {
-			if _, err := c.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(ns).Get(context.TODO(), ns, metav1.GetOptions{}); err != nil {
+			if _, err := c.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(ns).Get(context.TODO(), name, metav1.GetOptions{}); err != nil {
 				if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 					return true, nil
 				}
diff --git a/test/util/k8s/delete_wait_test.go b/test/util/k8s/delete_wait_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1c401b93f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/util/k8s/delete_wait_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+Copyright the Velero contributors.
+
+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 k8s
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	corev1api "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
+	kubetesting "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
+)
+
+func TestWaitForServiceDeletePollsRequestedService(t *testing.T) {
+	const namespace = "test-ns"
+	const name = "test-service"
+
+	client := fake.NewSimpleClientset(&corev1api.Service{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			Name:      name,
+		},
+	})
+
+	if err := WaitForServiceDelete(TestClient{ClientGo: client}, namespace, name, true); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WaitForServiceDelete returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	assertGetActionName(t, client.Actions(), "services", name)
+}
+
+func TestWaitForSecretDeletePollsRequestedSecret(t *testing.T) {
+	const namespace = "test-ns"
+	const name = "test-secret"
+
+	client := fake.NewSimpleClientset(&corev1api.Secret{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			Name:      name,
+		},
+	})
+
+	if err := WaitForSecretDelete(client, namespace, name); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WaitForSecretDelete returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	assertGetActionName(t, client.Actions(), "secrets", name)
+}
+
+func TestWaitForConfigmapDeletePollsRequestedConfigMap(t *testing.T) {
+	const namespace = "test-ns"
+	const name = "test-configmap"
+
+	client := fake.NewSimpleClientset(&corev1api.ConfigMap{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			Name:      name,
+		},
+	})
+
+	if err := WaitForConfigmapDelete(client, namespace, name); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WaitForConfigmapDelete returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	assertGetActionName(t, client.Actions(), "configmaps", name)
+}
+
+func assertGetActionName(t *testing.T, actions []kubetesting.Action, resource, expectedName string) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	for _, action := range actions {
+		getAction, ok := action.(kubetesting.GetAction)
+		if !ok || getAction.GetVerb() != "get" || getAction.GetResource().Resource != resource {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if getAction.GetName() != expectedName {
+			t.Fatalf("expected get action for %q, got %q", expectedName, getAction.GetName())
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	t.Fatalf("expected get action for resource %q", resource)
+}
diff --git a/test/util/k8s/secret.go b/test/util/k8s/secret.go
index ea02f51d0f..39cb1b2346 100644
--- a/test/util/k8s/secret.go
+++ b/test/util/k8s/secret.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func WaitForSecretDelete(c clientset.Interface, ns, name string) error {
 	}
 	return waitutil.PollImmediateInfinite(5*time.Second,
 		func() (bool, error) {
-			if _, err := c.CoreV1().Secrets(ns).Get(context.TODO(), ns, metav1.GetOptions{}); err != nil {
+			if _, err := c.CoreV1().Secrets(ns).Get(context.TODO(), name, metav1.GetOptions{}); err != nil {
 				if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 					return true, nil
 				}
diff --git a/test/util/k8s/service.go b/test/util/k8s/service.go
index e8cd098e17..bacbfd5ab6 100644
--- a/test/util/k8s/service.go
+++ b/test/util/k8s/service.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func WaitForServiceDelete(client TestClient, ns, name string, deleteFirst bool)
 	}
 	return waitutil.PollImmediateInfinite(5*time.Second,
 		func() (bool, error) {
-			if _, err := client.ClientGo.CoreV1().Services(ns).Get(context.TODO(), ns, metav1.GetOptions{}); err != nil {
+			if _, err := client.ClientGo.CoreV1().Services(ns).Get(context.TODO(), name, metav1.GetOptions{}); err != nil {
 				if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 					return true, nil
 				}