diff --git a/tests/k8s-deploy/run-deploy-test.sh b/tests/k8s-deploy/run-deploy-test.sh
index c6836ee1..39d50eba 100755
--- a/tests/k8s-deploy/run-deploy-test.sh
+++ b/tests/k8s-deploy/run-deploy-test.sh
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ fi
 
 # Check that the job completed successfully
 for i in {1..30}; do
-    job_status=$(kubectl get job ${deployment_id}-job-test-job -n laconic-${deployment_id} -o jsonpath='{.status.succeeded}' 2>/dev/null)
+    job_status=$(kubectl get job ${deployment_id}-job-test-job -n laconic-${deployment_id} -o jsonpath='{.status.succeeded}' 2>/dev/null || true)
     if [ "$job_status" == "1" ]; then
         break
     fi
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ fi
 
 # Check that the secrets spec results in an envFrom secretRef on the pod
 secret_ref=$(kubectl get pod -n laconic-${deployment_id} -l app=${deployment_id} \
-    -o jsonpath='{.items[0].spec.containers[0].envFrom[?(@.secretRef.name=="test-secret")].secretRef.name}' 2>/dev/null)
+    -o jsonpath='{.items[0].spec.containers[0].envFrom[?(@.secretRef.name=="test-secret")].secretRef.name}' 2>/dev/null || true)
 if [ "$secret_ref" == "test-secret" ]; then
     echo "secrets envFrom test: passed"
 else