diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index e36a2c70db9..85321d100ed 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ def cloud(Map args = [:]) {
 
 def k8sTest(Map args = [:]) {
   def versions = args.versions
-  node(args.label) {
-    versions.each{ v ->
+  versions.each{ v ->
+    node(args.label) {
       stage("${args.context} ${v}"){
         withEnv(["K8S_VERSION=${v}", "KIND_VERSION=v0.7.0", "KUBECONFIG=${env.WORKSPACE}/kubecfg"]){
           withGithubNotify(context: "${args.context} ${v}") {
@@ -177,7 +177,19 @@ def k8sTest(Map args = [:]) {
               retryWithSleep(retries: 2, seconds: 5, backoff: true){ sh(label: "Install kind", script: ".ci/scripts/install-kind.sh") }
               retryWithSleep(retries: 2, seconds: 5, backoff: true){ sh(label: "Install kubectl", script: ".ci/scripts/install-kubectl.sh") }
               try {
-                sh(label: "Setup kind", script: ".ci/scripts/kind-setup.sh")
+                // Add some environmental resilience when setup does not work the very first time.
+                def i = 0
+                retryWithSleep(retries: 3, seconds: 5, backoff: true){
+                  try {
+                    sh(label: "Setup kind", script: ".ci/scripts/kind-setup.sh")
+                  } catch(err) {
+                    i++
+                    sh(label: 'Delete cluster', script: 'kind delete cluster')
+                    if (i > 2) {
+                      error("Setup kind failed with error '${err.toString()}'")
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
                 sh(label: "Integration tests", script: "MODULE=kubernetes make -C metricbeat integration-tests")
                 sh(label: "Deploy to kubernetes",script: "make -C deploy/kubernetes test")
               } finally {