diff --git a/clustertool/pkg/kubectlcmds/checkstatus.go b/clustertool/pkg/kubectlcmds/checkstatus.go
index 7a62d3897d5..eeb174aea65 100644
--- a/clustertool/pkg/kubectlcmds/checkstatus.go
+++ b/clustertool/pkg/kubectlcmds/checkstatus.go
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ func CheckStatus(requiredPods []string, excludePod []string, timeout time.Durati
         // Get pods in all namespaces
         pods, err := clientset.CoreV1().Pods("").List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{})
         if err != nil {
-            log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Error listing pods")
+            log.Debug().Err(err).Msg("Error listing pods")
+            log.Warn().Msg("Cannot recieve pods (yet), waiting before checking again")
+            time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+            continue
         }
 
         // Check if the required pods are both present and running