diff --git a/acceptance/tests/config-entries/config_entries_test.go b/acceptance/tests/config-entries/config_entries_test.go
index 14f523ac6c..20052b461a 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/config-entries/config_entries_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/tests/config-entries/config_entries_test.go
@@ -79,12 +79,15 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// Test creation.
 			{
+				runner := func() (string, error) {
+					return k8s.RunKubectlAndGetOutputE(t, ctx.KubectlOptions(t), "apply", "-k", "../fixtures/bases/crds-oss")
+				}
 				logger.Log(t, "creating custom resources")
 				retry.Run(t, func(r *retry.R) {
 					// Retry the kubectl apply because we've seen sporadic
 					// "connection refused" errors where the mutating webhook
 					// endpoint fails initially.
-					out, err := k8s.RunKubectlAndGetOutputE(t, ctx.KubectlOptions(t), "apply", "-k", "../fixtures/bases/crds-oss")
+					out, err := runner()
 					require.NoError(r, err, out)
 				})
 				helpers.Cleanup(t, cfg.NoCleanupOnFailure, func() {