diff --git a/pkg/kube/client.go b/pkg/kube/client.go
index aadbc933f..dbe5e2dae 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/client.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/client.go
@@ -368,14 +368,20 @@ func updateResource(c *Client, target *resource.Info, currentObj runtime.Object,
 }
 
 func (c *Client) watchUntilReady(timeout time.Duration, info *resource.Info) error {
+	kind := info.Mapping.GroupVersionKind.Kind
+	switch kind {
+	case "Job", "Pod":
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	c.Log("Watching for changes to %s %s with timeout of %v", kind, info.Name, timeout)
+
 	w, err := resource.NewHelper(info.Client, info.Mapping).WatchSingle(info.Namespace, info.Name, info.ResourceVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	kind := info.Mapping.GroupVersionKind.Kind
-	c.Log("Watching for changes to %s %s with timeout of %v", kind, info.Name, timeout)
-
 	// What we watch for depends on the Kind.
 	// - For a Job, we watch for completion.
 	// - For all else, we watch until Ready.