diff --git a/lib/interface/cli/helpers/kubernetes.js b/lib/interface/cli/helpers/kubernetes.js
index 4b1b87850..297ec2bca 100644
--- a/lib/interface/cli/helpers/kubernetes.js
+++ b/lib/interface/cli/helpers/kubernetes.js
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ const _getKubeConfig = (kubeconfigPath) => {
     if (fs.existsSync(kubePath)) {
         kc.loadFromFile(kubePath);
     } else {
-        kc.loadFromCluster();
+        try {
+            kc.loadFromCluster();
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.error(`Unable to load kubeconfig: ${err}`);
+            console.error(`Have you installed and configured kubectl?`)
+        }
     }
 
     return kc;