diff --git a/.github/workflows/kind/kind.yaml b/.github/workflows/kind/kind.yaml
index 4179d133b..ee37db117 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kind/kind.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kind/kind.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ kind: Cluster
 apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
 nodes:
 - role: control-plane
-  image: kindest/node:v1.19.7
+  image: kindest/node:v1.21.1
   extraMounts:
   - hostPath: /etc/localtime
     containerPath: /etc/localtime
diff --git a/test/e2e/groups.go b/test/e2e/groups.go
index 852c17f79..b04d0dcd8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/groups.go
+++ b/test/e2e/groups.go
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ func createUserWithWait(f framework.KubeSphereFramework, c client.Client, userna
 			framework.Failf("Cannot retrieve User %q: %v", username, err)
 			return false, err
 		}
-		if u == nil || u.Status.State == nil {
+		if u == nil || u.Status.State == "" {
 			return false, nil
 		}
-		return *u.Status.State == v1alpha2.UserActive, nil
+		return u.Status.State == v1alpha2.UserActive, nil
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {