diff --git a/pkg/recipe/apply.go b/pkg/recipe/apply.go
index ffec4b1..739a325 100644
--- a/pkg/recipe/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/recipe/apply.go
@@ -225,11 +225,13 @@ func (a *Applyable) createCRD() (*types.ApplyResult, error) {
 				nil,
 			)
 	})
-	// run an additional step to wait till this CRD
-	// is discovered at apiserver
-	err = a.postCreateCRD(crd)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if !a.Apply.IgnoreDiscovery {
+		// run an additional step to wait till this CRD
+		// is discovered at apiserver
+		err = a.postCreateCRD(crd)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 	return &types.ApplyResult{
 		Phase: types.ApplyStatusPassed,
diff --git a/pkg/recipe/create.go b/pkg/recipe/create.go
index a90da0e..954dba6 100644
--- a/pkg/recipe/create.go
+++ b/pkg/recipe/create.go
@@ -248,11 +248,13 @@ func (c *Creatable) createCRD() (*types.CreateResult, error) {
 				nil,
 			)
 	})
-	// run an additional step to wait till this CRD
-	// is discovered at apiserver
-	err = c.postCreateCRD(crd)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if !c.Create.IgnoreDiscovery {
+		// run an additional step to wait till this CRD
+		// is discovered at apiserver
+		err = c.postCreateCRD(crd)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 	return &types.CreateResult{
 		Phase: types.CreateStatusPassed,
diff --git a/types/recipe/apply.go b/types/recipe/apply.go
index 35e3262..1fe308e 100644
--- a/types/recipe/apply.go
+++ b/types/recipe/apply.go
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ type Apply struct {
 	// NOTE:
 	//	Presence of Targets implies an update operation
 	Targets metac.ResourceSelector `json:"targets,omitempty"`
+
+	// IgnoreDiscovery if set to true will not retry till
+	// resource gets discovered
+	//
+	// NOTE:
+	//	This is only applicable for kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+	IgnoreDiscovery bool
 }
 
 // String implements the Stringer interface
diff --git a/types/recipe/create.go b/types/recipe/create.go
index c7d9e9b..0fc0db0 100644
--- a/types/recipe/create.go
+++ b/types/recipe/create.go
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ type Create struct {
 
 	// Desired count that needs to be created
 	Replicas *int `json:"replicas,omitempty"`
+
+	// IgnoreDiscovery if set to true will not retry till
+	// resource gets discovered
+	//
+	// NOTE:
+	//	This is only applicable for kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+	IgnoreDiscovery bool
 }
 
 // String implements the Stringer interface