diff --git a/pkg/feature/conditions.go b/pkg/feature/conditions.go
index 86b662f0d3e..677cdd2e62d 100644
--- a/pkg/feature/conditions.go
+++ b/pkg/feature/conditions.go
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ func WaitForPodsToBeReady(namespace string) Action {
 			readyPods := 0
 			totalPods := len(podList.Items)
 
+			if totalPods == 0 { // We want to wait for "something", so make sure we have "something" before we claim success.
+				return false, nil
+			}
+
 			for _, pod := range podList.Items {
 				podReady := true
 				// Consider a "PodSucceeded" as ready, since these will never will