diff --git a/hack/lib/test.sh b/hack/lib/test.sh
index 99c5847f923..bb694b3f12d 100644
--- a/hack/lib/test.sh
+++ b/hack/lib/test.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ kube::test::clear_all() {
   kubectl delete "${kube_flags[@]}" rc,pods --all --grace-period=0
 }
 
+# Force exact match of a returned result for a object query.  Wrap this with || to support multiple
+# valid return types.
 kube::test::get_object_assert() {
   local object=$1
   local request=$2
diff --git a/hack/test-cmd.sh b/hack/test-cmd.sh
index 3ee6cf14af4..d3c344a706e 100755
--- a/hack/test-cmd.sh
+++ b/hack/test-cmd.sh
@@ -1724,9 +1724,16 @@ __EOF__
   kube::log::status "Testing resource aliasing"
   kubectl create -f examples/cassandra/cassandra-controller.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
   kubectl create -f examples/cassandra/cassandra-service.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
-  kube::test::get_object_assert "all -l'app=cassandra'" "{{range.items}}{{range .metadata.labels}}{{.}}:{{end}}{{end}}" 'cassandra:cassandra:cassandra:cassandra:'
-  kubectl delete all -l app=cassandra "${kube_flags[@]}"
 
+  object="all -l'app=cassandra'"
+  request="{{range.items}}{{range .metadata.labels}}{{.}}:{{end}}{{end}}"
+
+  # all 4 cassandra's might not be in the request immediately... 
+  kube::test::get_object_assert "$object" "$request" 'cassandra:cassandra:cassandra:cassandra:' || \
+  kube::test::get_object_assert "$object" "$request" 'cassandra:cassandra:cassandra:' || \
+  kube::test::get_object_assert "$object" "$request" 'cassandra:cassandra:'
+
+  kubectl delete all -l app=cassandra "${kube_flags[@]}"
 
   ###########
   # Explain #