diff --git a/lithops/serverless/backends/one/one.py b/lithops/serverless/backends/one/one.py
index a4b1c41f..7f93adfe 100644
--- a/lithops/serverless/backends/one/one.py
+++ b/lithops/serverless/backends/one/one.py
@@ -188,8 +188,9 @@ def deploy_runtime(self, docker_image_name, memory, timeout):
             self._scale_oneke(self.nodes, 1)
         return super().deploy_runtime(docker_image_name, memory, timeout)
 
-    def _wait_kubernetes_nodes(self, total):
+    def _wait_kubernetes_nodes(self, total, timeout=60):
         super()._get_nodes()
-        while len(self.nodes) < total:
+        start_time = time.time()
+        while len(self.nodes) < total and time.time() - start_time < timeout:
             time.sleep(1)
             super()._get_nodes()