diff --git a/src/krkn_lib/k8s/krkn_kubernetes.py b/src/krkn_lib/k8s/krkn_kubernetes.py
index ccdcf6a1..cb3b75bd 100644
--- a/src/krkn_lib/k8s/krkn_kubernetes.py
+++ b/src/krkn_lib/k8s/krkn_kubernetes.py
@@ -2447,8 +2447,7 @@ def is_pod_running(self, pod_name: str, namespace: str) -> bool:
                 if not status.ready:
                     is_ready = False
             return is_ready
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"IS_POD_RUNNING_EXCEPTION: {e}")
+        except Exception:
             return False
 
     def is_pod_terminating(self, pod_name: str, namespace: str) -> bool:
diff --git a/src/krkn_lib/tests/test_krkn_kubernetes.py b/src/krkn_lib/tests/test_krkn_kubernetes.py
index 8dc1e1d7..d2683069 100644
--- a/src/krkn_lib/tests/test_krkn_kubernetes.py
+++ b/src/krkn_lib/tests/test_krkn_kubernetes.py
@@ -851,13 +851,14 @@ def test_download_folder_from_pod_as_archive(self):
 
     def test_exists_path_in_pod(self):
         namespace = "test-" + self.get_random_string(10)
+        pod_name = "alpine-"+self.get_random_string(10)
         self.deploy_namespace(namespace, [])
         # to ensure that the namespace is fully deployed
         time.sleep(5)
-        self.deploy_fedtools(namespace=namespace)
+        self.depoy_alpine(pod_name, namespace)
         count = 0
-        MAX_RETRIES = 200
-        while not self.lib_k8s.is_pod_running("fedtools", namespace):
+        MAX_RETRIES = 20
+        while not self.lib_k8s.is_pod_running(pod_name, namespace):
             if count > MAX_RETRIES:
                 self.assertFalse(True, "container failed to become ready")
             count += 1