diff --git a/playbook.yml b/playbook.yml
index 200b798..ede25ed 100644
--- a/playbook.yml
+++ b/playbook.yml
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@
     - ansible.builtin.debug:
         var: "{{ pod_state.results }}"
 
+    - name: Pause to allow k3s to initialize fully
+      ansible.builtin.pause:
+        seconds: 300
+
+
     delegate_to: "{{ ansible_play_hosts[0] }}"
     run_once: true
 
@@ -184,12 +189,6 @@
   - applications.k3s.yml
   tasks:
 
-  - ansible.builtin.shell:
-      cmd: kubectl version;kubectl get node
-    register: nodes_status
-  - ansible.builtin.debug:
-      var: nodes_status
-
   - name: Add Helm chart repositories
     kubernetes.core.helm_repository:
       name: "{{ item.name }}"