diff --git a/test/integration/cluster_test.go b/test/integration/cluster_test.go
index 8b8c3c8..94e4deb 100644
--- a/test/integration/cluster_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/cluster_test.go
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Cluster Lifecycle", func() {
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(pod.Status.Phase).To(Equal(corev1.PodRunning))
 
+			By("Waiting for CoreDNS to be ready")
+			helpers.WaitForPodReady(kubeClient, "kube-system", "k8s-app=kube-dns", 3*time.Minute)
+
 			By("Verifying pod can resolve registry.cluster.local via CoreDNS")
 			nslookupOutput, err := helpers.PodExec(kubeconfigPath, "default", "busybox-test",
 				[]string{"nslookup", "registry.cluster.local"})