diff --git a/armada/handlers/k8s.py b/armada/handlers/k8s.py
index 0413a2e3..61a635da 100644
--- a/armada/handlers/k8s.py
+++ b/armada/handlers/k8s.py
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ import re
 from kubernetes import client
 from kubernetes import config
 from kubernetes import watch
+from kubernetes.client import api_client
 from kubernetes.client.rest import ApiException
+from unittest.mock import Mock
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 
@@ -27,6 +29,12 @@ from armada.exceptions import k8s_exceptions as exceptions
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# TODO: Remove after this bug is fixed and we have uplifted to a fixed version:
+#       https://github.com/kubernetes-client/python/issues/411
+# Avoid creating thread pools in kubernetes api_client.
+_dummy_pool = Mock()
+api_client.ThreadPool = lambda *args, **kwargs: _dummy_pool
+
 
 class K8s(object):
     '''