diff --git a/lib/clusterops/validate_health.go b/lib/clusterops/validate_health.go
index 8d8461d1..ab9c89bf 100644
--- a/lib/clusterops/validate_health.go
+++ b/lib/clusterops/validate_health.go
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ func validateHealthPolicy(ctx context.Context, remoteConfig *rest.Config, check
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// This can happen if the CRD is not present
+	if list == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if !isDelete {
 		// dont fail for pre and post delete checks. Those checks are usually intended to verify
 		// resources are gone