diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/kubectl-handler/apply/__init__.py b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/kubectl-handler/apply/__init__.py
index 80e9a7891481e..8498ccaaa6cc2 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/kubectl-handler/apply/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/kubectl-handler/apply/__init__.py
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ def kubectl(verb, file, *opts):
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
             output = exc.output
             if b'i/o timeout' in output and retry > 0:
-              retry = retry - 1
-              logger.info("kubectl timed out, retries left: %s" % retry)
+                retry = retry - 1
+                logger.info("kubectl timed out, retries left: %s" % retry)
             else:
                 raise Exception(output)
         else: