diff --git a/src/kuberclient.py b/src/kuberclient.py
index 21e0a00..b106c19 100644
--- a/src/kuberclient.py
+++ b/src/kuberclient.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ from config import RELEASEMODE
 class Kubectl:
     def __init__(self, name: str, resourcetype: str = "ingest", stream_key: str = "test", push_urls: str = "",
                  ffmpeg_args: str = "", encode_push_urls: str = ""):
-        config.load_incluster_config()
+        if RELEASEMODE != "dev":
+            config.load_incluster_config()
         self.name = name
         self.streamtype = resourcetype.lower(),
         self.stream_key = stream_key,