diff --git a/make_argocd_fly/application.py b/make_argocd_fly/application.py
index 8423a25..a06dd5c 100644
--- a/make_argocd_fly/application.py
+++ b/make_argocd_fly/application.py
@@ -145,11 +145,12 @@ async def _run_kustomize(self, dir_path: str, retries: int = 3) -> str:
         log.error('Kustomize error: {}'.format(stderr))
         log.info('Retrying {}/{}'.format(attempt + 1, retries))
         continue
-
-      return stdout.decode("utf-8")
+      break
     else:
       raise Exception('Kustomize run failed')
 
+    return stdout.decode("utf-8")
+
   async def prepare(self) -> str:
     config = get_config()
     tmp_dir = config.get_tmp_dir()