diff --git a/pkg/cmd/join/exec.go b/pkg/cmd/join/exec.go
index fb66d265e..003e8bfc9 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/join/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/join/exec.go
@@ -144,11 +144,9 @@ func (o *Options) run() error {
 	}
 	output = append(output, out...)
 
-	if !o.ClusteradmFlags.DryRun {
-		if o.wait && !o.ClusteradmFlags.DryRun {
-			if err := wait.WaitUntilCRDReady(apiExtensionsClient, "klusterlets.operator.open-cluster-management.io"); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+	if o.wait && !o.ClusteradmFlags.DryRun {
+		if err := wait.WaitUntilCRDReady(apiExtensionsClient, "klusterlets.operator.open-cluster-management.io"); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 	}