diff --git a/pkg/kube/wait.go b/pkg/kube/wait.go
index 40f7b7a6e..489dd8132 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/wait.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/wait.go
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (w *waiter) isPodReady(pod *corev1.Pod) bool {
 }
 
 func (w *waiter) jobReady(job *batchv1.Job) bool {
-	if job.Status.Failed >= *job.Spec.BackoffLimit {
+	if job.Status.Failed > *job.Spec.BackoffLimit {
 		w.log("Job is failed: %s/%s", job.GetNamespace(), job.GetName())
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kube/wait_test.go b/pkg/kube/wait_test.go
index 3f7b86710..7864f5e00 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/wait_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/wait_test.go
@@ -266,6 +266,26 @@ func Test_waiter_jobReady(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{job: newJob("foo", 1, 1, 0, 1)},
 			want: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "job is completed with retry",
+			args: args{job: newJob("foo", 1, 1, 1, 1)},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "job is failed with retry",
+			args: args{job: newJob("foo", 1, 1, 0, 2)},
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "job is completed single run",
+			args: args{job: newJob("foo", 0, 1, 1, 0)},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "job is failed single run",
+			args: args{job: newJob("foo", 0, 1, 0, 1)},
+			want: false,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {