diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/cluster_info.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/cluster_info.py
index 42c41b4b..55fadcb2 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/cluster_info.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/cluster_info.py
@@ -352,11 +352,13 @@ class ClusterInfo:
                 continue
 
             if not os.path.isabs(volume_path):
-                print(
-                    f"WARNING: {volume_name}:{volume_path} is not absolute, "
-                    "cannot bind volume."
-                )
-                continue
+                # Kind deployments allow relative paths (resolved via extraMounts)
+                if not self.spec.is_kind_deployment():
+                    print(
+                        f"WARNING: {volume_name}:{volume_path} is not absolute, "
+                        "cannot bind volume."
+                    )
+                    continue
 
             if self.spec.is_kind_deployment():
                 host_path = client.V1HostPathVolumeSource(