diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
index 915b2cd7..90ad7655 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
@@ -263,6 +263,11 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
                     print(f"{cfg_rsp}")
 
     def _create_deployment(self):
+        # Skip if there are no pods to deploy (e.g. jobs-only stacks)
+        if not self.cluster_info.parsed_pod_yaml_map:
+            if opts.o.debug:
+                print("No pods defined, skipping Deployment creation")
+            return
         # Process compose files into a Deployment
         deployment = self.cluster_info.get_deployment(
             image_pull_policy=None if self.is_kind() else "Always"