diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
index d6836dac..53cbd7d6 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
         self._create_deployment()
 
         use_tls = not self.is_kind()
-        certificate = self._find_certificate_for_host_name(self.cluster_info.spec.get_http_proxy()[0]["host-name"]) if use_tls else None
+        http_proxy_info = self.cluster_info.spec.get_http_proxy()
+        certificate = self._find_certificate_for_host_name(http_proxy_info[0]["host-name"]) if http_proxy_info and use_tls else None
         if opts.o.debug:
             if certificate:
                 print(f"Using existing certificate: {certificate}")