diff --git a/k8s/setup_calico.yml b/k8s/setup_calico.yml
index 315981c..26a5f7e 100644
--- a/k8s/setup_calico.yml
+++ b/k8s/setup_calico.yml
@@ -25,5 +25,9 @@
       - "kubectl apply -f $HOME/calico/custom-resources.yaml"
     args: 
       creates: $HOME/calico/custom-resources.yaml
+  - name: Check if Metrics API is installed
+    shell: "kubectl get pods -n kube-system | grep metrics | wc -l"
+    register: METRICS_COUNT
   - name: Setup Metrics API
-    shell: "kubectl apply -f https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server/releases/latest/download/high-availability.yaml"
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+    shell: "kubectl apply -f https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server/releases/latest/download/high-availability.yaml"
+    when: METRICS_COUNT.stdout|int < 1
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