diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index e341fd620d7..62117a9e8d6 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -685,6 +685,10 @@ function wait_node_ready(){
   local system_node_wait_time=60
   local interval_time=2
   kube::util::wait_for_success "$system_node_wait_time" "$interval_time" "$nodes_stats | grep $node_name"
+  if [ $? == "1" ]; then
+    echo "time out on waiting $node_name exist"
+    exit 1
+  fi
 
   local system_node_ready_time=300
   local node_ready="${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig '${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig' wait --for=condition=Ready --timeout=60s nodes $node_name"