diff --git a/cluster/get-kube-local.sh b/cluster/get-kube-local.sh
index 78a410dfb53..b9f2e568e7a 100755
--- a/cluster/get-kube-local.sh
+++ b/cluster/get-kube-local.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function create_cluster {
 
   echo -e -n "\tWaiting for master components to start..."
   while true; do
-    local running_count=$(kubectl -s=http://${KUBE_HOST}:8080 get pods --no-headers 2>/dev/null | grep "Running" | wc -l)
+    local running_count=$(kubectl -s=http://${KUBE_HOST}:8080 get pods --no-headers --namespace=kube-system 2>/dev/null | grep "Running" | wc -l)
     # We expect to have 3 running pods - etcd, master and kube-proxy.
     if [ "$running_count" -ge 3 ]; then
       break