diff --git a/scripts/retrieve_kubeconfig.sh b/scripts/retrieve_kubeconfig.sh
index 71bce6e..8586f40 100755
--- a/scripts/retrieve_kubeconfig.sh
+++ b/scripts/retrieve_kubeconfig.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 CONTROLLER_IP=$1
 KEY_PATH=$2
 
-/bin/sleep 180 ; \
+while ! /usr/bin/ssh -i $KEY_PATH \
+ -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
+ -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -q \
+ root@$CONTROLLER_IP "ls /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml" &> /dev/null; do sleep 1; done && \
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
 	CONFIG=$(/usr/bin/ssh -i \
 	$KEY_PATH \