diff --git a/src/main/cluster-manager.ts b/src/main/cluster-manager.ts
index 5717c7278d..1b468e3bb6 100644
--- a/src/main/cluster-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/cluster-manager.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export class ClusterManager extends Singleton {
     // auto-init clusters
     autorun(() => {
       clusterStore.enabledClustersList.forEach(cluster => {
-        if (!cluster.initialized) {
+        if (!cluster.initialized && !cluster.initializing) {
           logger.info(`[CLUSTER-MANAGER]: init cluster`, cluster.getMeta());
           cluster.init(port);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/cluster.ts b/src/main/cluster.ts
index b9ff62e8ac..176264f8b8 100644
--- a/src/main/cluster.ts
+++ b/src/main/cluster.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export type ClusterRefreshOptions = {
 };
 
 export interface ClusterState {
+  initializing: boolean;
   initialized: boolean;
   enabled: boolean;
   apiUrl: string;
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel, ClusterState {
    * If extension sets this it needs to also mark cluster as enabled on activate (or when added to a store)
    */
   public ownerRef: string;
+  public initializing = false;
   protected kubeconfigManager: KubeconfigManager;
   protected eventDisposers: Function[] = [];
   protected activated = false;
@@ -273,10 +275,12 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel, ClusterState {
    */
   @action async init(port: number) {
     try {
+      this.initializing = true;
       this.contextHandler = new ContextHandler(this);
       this.kubeconfigManager = await KubeconfigManager.create(this, this.contextHandler, port);
       this.kubeProxyUrl = `http://localhost:${port}${apiKubePrefix}`;
       this.initialized = true;
+      this.initializing = false;
       logger.info(`[CLUSTER]: "${this.contextName}" init success`, {
         id: this.id,
         context: this.contextName,
@@ -575,6 +579,7 @@ export class Cluster implements ClusterModel, ClusterState {
    */
   getState(): ClusterState {
     const state: ClusterState = {
+      initializing: this.initializing,
       initialized: this.initialized,
       enabled: this.enabled,
       apiUrl: this.apiUrl,