diff --git a/pkg/client/client.go b/pkg/client/client.go
index 2c5955696..fcd33899d 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 func New(contextName string) (*client.Client, error) {
 	var clientOpts []client.Opt
 
+	clientOpts = append(clientOpts, client.WithTimeout(3*time.Second))
+
 	if contextName != "default" {
 		context, err := GetContext(contextName)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -47,8 +49,6 @@ func New(contextName string) (*client.Client, error) {
 		clientOpts = append(clientOpts, client.WithAPIVersionNegotiation())
 	}
 
-	clientOpts = append(clientOpts, client.WithTimeout(3*time.Second))
-
 	cl, err := client.NewClientWithOpts(clientOpts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err