diff --git a/n2vc/k8s_helm_base_conn.py b/n2vc/k8s_helm_base_conn.py
index a79f038..2225be3 100644
--- a/n2vc/k8s_helm_base_conn.py
+++ b/n2vc/k8s_helm_base_conn.py
@@ -593,8 +593,8 @@
         # look for instance to obtain namespace
         instance_info = await self.get_instance_info(cluster_uuid, kdu_instance)
         if not instance_info:
-            raise K8sException("kdu_instance {} not found".format(kdu_instance))
-
+            self.log.warning(("kdu_instance {} not found".format(kdu_instance)))
+            return True
         # init env, paths
         paths, env = self._init_paths_env(
             cluster_name=cluster_id, create_if_not_exist=True