diff --git a/scripts/create_local_k8s_cluster.bash b/scripts/create_local_k8s_cluster.bash
index b15c6a4e..242b5877 100755
--- a/scripts/create_local_k8s_cluster.bash
+++ b/scripts/create_local_k8s_cluster.bash
@@ -49,4 +49,9 @@ kubectl create -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/projectcalico/calico/v3.30.2
 
 kubectl create -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/projectcalico/calico/v3.30.2/manifests/custom-resources.yaml
 
-while ! kubectl get pods -A -l k8s-app=calico-node 2>/dev/null | grep -q "Running"; do echo "Waiting for Calico pods to start..."; sleep 1; done
+while ! kubectl get pods -A -l k8s-app=calico-node 2>/dev/null | grep --quiet "Running"; do echo "Waiting for Calico pods to start..."; sleep 1; done
+
+while ! kubectl api-resources --api-group=projectcalico.org | grep --ignore-case networkpolicy >/dev/null 2>&1; do
+    echo "Waiting for Calico API resources to be available (e.g. NetworkPolicy)..."
+    sleep 1
+done