diff --git a/images/kubernetes/Earthfile b/images/kubernetes/Earthfile
index bf613b2..4a11937 100644
--- a/images/kubernetes/Earthfile
+++ b/images/kubernetes/Earthfile
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 image:
   FROM curlimages/curl:7.78.0
+  ARG TARGETOS
+  ARG TARGETARCH
   RUN curl -L "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/${TARGETOS}/${TARGETARCH}/kubectl" -o /tmp/kubectl
-  RUN chmod +x /tmp/kubectl
+  RUN chmod +x /tmp/kubectl && /tmp/kubectl version --client=true
   SAVE ARTIFACT /tmp/kubectl kubectl