diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/log.go b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/log.go
index 77cf30b916c..33c0560035a 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/log.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/log.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"os/exec"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ func (a *LogAggregator) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 			for {
 				select {
 				case <-ctx.Done():
+					watcher.Stop()
 					return
 				case evt, ok := <-watcher.ResultChan():
 					if !ok {
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ func (a *LogAggregator) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 					}
 
 					if a.podSelector.Select(pod) {
-						a.streamLogs(ctx, client, pod)
+						go a.streamLogs(ctx, client, pod)
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -112,11 +114,9 @@ func (a *LogAggregator) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (a *LogAggregator) streamLogs(ctx context.Context, client corev1.PodsGetter, pod *v1.Pod) error {
-	pods := client.Pods(pod.Namespace)
-
 	for _, container := range pod.Status.ContainerStatuses {
 		containerID := container.ContainerID
-		if containerID == "" {
+		if containerID == "" || !container.Ready {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -127,36 +127,26 @@ func (a *LogAggregator) streamLogs(ctx context.Context, client corev1.PodsGetter
 
 		logrus.Infof("Stream logs from pod: %s container: %s", pod.Name, container.Name)
 
-		sinceSeconds := int64(time.Since(a.startTime).Seconds() + 0.5)
-		// 0s means all the logs
-		if sinceSeconds == 0 {
-			sinceSeconds = 1
-		}
-
-		req := pods.GetLogs(pod.Name, &v1.PodLogOptions{
-			Follow:       true,
-			Container:    container.Name,
-			SinceSeconds: &sinceSeconds,
-		})
+		tr, tw := io.Pipe()
+		go func() {
+			sinceSeconds := int64(time.Since(a.startTime).Seconds() + 0.5)
+			// 0s means all the logs
+			if sinceSeconds == 0 {
+				sinceSeconds = 1
+			}
 
-		rc, err := req.Stream()
-		if err != nil {
-			a.trackedContainers.remove(containerID)
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "setting up container log stream")
-		}
+			cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "kubectl", "logs", fmt.Sprintf("--since=%ds", sinceSeconds), "-f", pod.Name, "-c", container.Name)
+			cmd.Stdout = tw
+			cmd.Run()
+		}()
 
 		color := a.colorPicker.Pick(pod)
 		prefix := color.Sprint(prefix(pod, container))
-
 		go func() {
-			defer func() {
-				a.trackedContainers.remove(containerID)
-				rc.Close()
-			}()
-
-			if err := a.streamRequest(ctx, prefix, rc); err != nil {
+			if err := a.streamRequest(ctx, prefix, tr); err != nil {
 				logrus.Errorf("streaming request %s", err)
 			}
+			a.trackedContainers.remove(containerID)
 		}()
 	}