diff --git a/pkg/kube/fake/fake.go b/pkg/kube/fake/fake.go
index ceca3c113..0af4b1685 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/fake/fake.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/fake/fake.go
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ type FailingKubeClient struct {
 	BuildDummy                 bool
 	BuildUnstructuredError     error
 	WaitDuration               time.Duration
+	// ExistingResources represents resources that already exist in the cluster
+	ExistingResources []*resource.Info
+	// ResourcesAdopted tracks how many resources were adopted
+	ResourcesAdopted int
 }
 
 // Create returns the configured error if set or prints
@@ -120,6 +124,12 @@ func (f *FailingKubeClient) Build(r io.Reader, _ bool) (kube.ResourceList, error
 	if f.BuildDummy {
 		return createDummyResourceList(), nil
 	}
+	// If we have existing resources, return them
+	if len(f.ExistingResources) > 0 {
+		// Track that resources were adopted
+		f.ResourcesAdopted++
+		return f.ExistingResources, nil
+	}
 	return f.PrintingKubeClient.Build(r, false)
 }