diff --git a/deploy/start.sh b/deploy/start.sh
index 6df5726..3a6fd63 100755
--- a/deploy/start.sh
+++ b/deploy/start.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set -e
 
 CRI="${CRI:-unix:///run/portoshim.sock}"
 echo ">> Setting k8s on ${CRI}"
+portoctl docker-pull registry.k8s.io/pause:3.7 # https://github.com/go-faster/portoshim/issues/2
 kubeadm init --cri-socket="${CRI}" --skip-phases=addon/kube-proxy
 kubectl taint nodes "$(hostname)" node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane:NoSchedule-