diff --git a/jobs/kubelet/templates/bin/post-start.erb b/jobs/kubelet/templates/bin/post-start.erb
index 827c70f2c..638972dfd 100644
--- a/jobs/kubelet/templates/bin/post-start.erb
+++ b/jobs/kubelet/templates/bin/post-start.erb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ TIMEOUT=120
 
 if timeout "$TIMEOUT" /var/vcap/jobs/kubelet/bin/ensure_kubelet_up_and_running
 then
-  node_name=$($kubectl get nodes -o wide -L spec.ip | grep "<%= spec.ip %>$" | awk '{print $1}')
+  node_name=$($kubectl get nodes -o wide -L spec.ip | grep "<%= spec.ip %>$" | grep ' Ready' | awk '{print $1}')
   ${kubectl} uncordon ${node_name}
   ${kubectl} get nodes ${node_name} | grep -e ' Ready '
   echo "kubelet post-start checks succeeded"