diff --git a/test/pytest/test_resources.py b/test/pytest/test_resources.py
index 7b2f153173a65bf32263d2e2a4499e62bd5da1ea..8ee1e36a333ad78c48837c0de2915980e77e06f9 100644
--- a/test/pytest/test_resources.py
+++ b/test/pytest/test_resources.py
@@ -120,6 +120,18 @@ def run_around_tests():
     config.load_kube_config(config_file=kubeconfig)
     yield
 
+def get_readiness(app_status):
+    """
+    Parses an app status's 'conditions' to find a type field called 'Ready' and
+    returns its status. Works for Kustomizations as well as Helmreleases.
+    """
+    for condition in app_status.conditions:
+        if condition.type == 'Available':
+            return condition.status
+    # If this point is reached, no condition "Ready" exists, so the application
+    # is not ready.
+    return False
+
 
 # Pytest functions
 
@@ -184,8 +196,8 @@ def test_deployments(resource, namespace):
     for deployment in deployments.items:
         resource = deployment.metadata.name
         namespace = deployment.metadata.namespace
-        status = api.read_namespaced_deployment_status(resource, namespace)
-        ready = status.status.conditions[0].status
+        deployment = api.read_namespaced_deployment_status(resource, namespace)
+        ready = get_readiness(deployment.status)
         print(f'Deployment "{resource}" in namespace "{namespace}": {ready}')
         if ready != 'True':
             failed += 1