diff --git a/pkg/minikube/service/service.go b/pkg/minikube/service/service.go
index ef891a6e2dc3deb4b14fb475ae9cd19c9f571268..cf3dc2b639030a72df9efb0837b7d741a96f5d9f 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/service/service.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/service/service.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func validateService(s corev1.ServiceInterface, service string) error {
 func checkEndpointReady(endpoints corev1.EndpointsInterface, service string) error {
 	endpoint, err := endpoints.Get(service, meta_v1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Error getting endpoints for service %s", service)
+		return &util.RetriableError{Err: errors.Errorf("Error getting endpoints for service %s", service)}
 	}
 	const notReadyMsg = "Waiting, endpoint for service is not ready yet...\n"
 	if len(endpoint.Subsets) == 0 {