diff --git a/ci/helm_test.sh b/ci/helm_test.sh
index e95360d..bae0dc3 100755
--- a/ci/helm_test.sh
+++ b/ci/helm_test.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ kubectl create namespace "$NAMESPACE"
 
 helm install -f "$DIR/ci_values.yaml" -n "$NAMESPACE" "$HELM_PACKAGE" "$1"
 
+while [ ! $(kubectl get pod -n "$NAMESPACE" | wc -l) -gt 0 ]
+do
+    echo "No pods in namespace..."
+    sleep 2
+done
+
 i=0
 while [[ $(kubectl get pod -n "$NAMESPACE" -o jsonpath='{.items[*].status.containerStatuses[0].ready}') == *"false"* ]]; do
     echo "Covidok backend is not yet ready..."