diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/run.sh b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/run.sh
index 129713ab..191b814c 100755
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/run.sh
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/run.sh
@@ -88,9 +88,15 @@ main() {
 #    kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/master/deploy/static/provider/kind/deploy.yaml
     kubectl apply -fhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/12150e318b972a03fb49d827e6cabb8ef62247ef/deploy/static/provider/kind/deploy.yaml
     sleep 5 # hold 5 sec so that the pods can be created
-    kubectl wait --namespace ingress-nginx --for=condition=ready pod --selector=app.kubernetes.io/component=controller --timeout=420s
+    #kubectl wait --namespace ingress-nginx --for=condition=ready pod --selector=app.kubernetes.io/component=controller --timeout=420s
 	
+    while [[ $(kubectl get pods --namespace ingress-nginx --selector=app.kubernetes.io/component=controller -o 'jsonpath={..status.conditions[?(@.type=="Ready")].status}') != "True" ]];
+	do
+	echo "waiting for nginx controller pod to be ready" && sleep 1;
 	kubectl get --namespace ingress-nginx pod --selector=app.kubernetes.io/component=controller -o yaml
+	done
+	
+	
 
     # This creates the service account, role, and role binding necessary for Spring Cloud k8s apps
 	kubectl apply -f ./permissions.yaml