diff --git a/ocp_resources/resource.py b/ocp_resources/resource.py
index 45bb17d05c..c2bf5cf5be 100644
--- a/ocp_resources/resource.py
+++ b/ocp_resources/resource.py
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ def create(self, wait=False):
         resource_ = self.api.create(
             body=self.res, namespace=self.namespace, dry_run=self.dry_run
         )
-        with contextlib.suppress(TimeoutExpiredError):
+        with contextlib.suppress(TimeoutExpiredError, AttributeError):
             # some resources do not support get() (no instance) or the client do not have permissions
             self.initial_resource_version = self.instance.metadata.resourceVersion