diff --git a/cli/internal/kubernetes/upgrade.go b/cli/internal/kubernetes/upgrade.go
index 414a4bb5d..b61b9ee28 100644
--- a/cli/internal/kubernetes/upgrade.go
+++ b/cli/internal/kubernetes/upgrade.go
@@ -293,7 +293,8 @@ func (u *Upgrader) checkClusterStatus(ctx context.Context) (updatev1alpha1.NodeV
 	}
 
 	if upgradeInProgress(nodeVersion) {
-		return updatev1alpha1.NodeVersion{}, ErrInProgress
+		u.log.Debugf("Upgrade is in progress but allowing anyway.")
+		// return updatev1alpha1.NodeVersion{}, ErrInProgress
 	}
 
 	return nodeVersion, nil