diff --git a/fullstack-network-manager/src/commands/base.mjs b/fullstack-network-manager/src/commands/base.mjs
index 1eafa33b7..23ac208e7 100644
--- a/fullstack-network-manager/src/commands/base.mjs
+++ b/fullstack-network-manager/src/commands/base.mjs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class BaseCommand extends ShellRunner {
      * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
      */
     async checkKubectl() {
-        return this.checkDep(`${core.constants.KUBECTL} version`)
+        return this.checkDep(`${core.constants.KUBECTL} version --client`)
     }
 
     /**