diff --git a/bin/init-cluster b/bin/init-cluster
index 323f423d..16749d33 100755
--- a/bin/init-cluster
+++ b/bin/init-cluster
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ if ! kubectl --kubeconfig="${KUBECONFIG}" get ns ingress-nginx &> /dev/null ; th
   kubectl --kubeconfig="${KUBECONFIG}" apply -f "${nginx_controller}"
   echo "Waiting for nginx-controller to be up and running... "
   kubectl --kubeconfig="${KUBECONFIG}" --namespace ingress-nginx wait \
-    --for=condition=available deploy/ingress-nginx-controller --timeout=90s \
+      --for=condition=ready pod \
+      --selector=app.kubernetes.io/component=controller \
+      --timeout=120s \
     && echo "nginx-controller is ready" \
     || echo "timeout! Please wait a little before deploying an app with arnold."
 else