diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3d6383c5..cf18711d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/text v0.19.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.7.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.68.0
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2
 	gopkg.in/guregu/null.v3 v3.3.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 95442e14..926cd3e2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200228230310-ab0ca4ff8a60/go.mod h1:cfTl7dwQ
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.20.1-0.20200309200217-e05f789c0967/go.mod h1:A+miEFZTKqfCUM6K7xSMQL9OKL/b6hQv+e19PK+JZNE=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.21.0/go.mod h1:47Nbq4nVaFHyn7ilMalzfO3qCViNmqZ2kzikPIcrTAo=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.23.0/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2l/sGQquU=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1 h1:m3LfL6/Ca+fqnjnlqQXNpFPABW1UD7mjh8KO2mKFytA=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2 h1:8Ar7bF+apOIoThw1EdZl0p1oWvMqTHmpA2fRTyZO8io=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c h1:Hei/4ADfdWqJk1ZMxUNpqntNwaWcugrBjAiHlqqRiVk=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c/go.mod h1:JHkPIbrfpd72SG/EVd6muEfDQjcINNoR0C8j2r3qZ4Q=
diff --git a/pkg/utils/kubernetes.go b/pkg/utils/kubernetes.go
index 7a44b6d8..abc3d020 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/kubernetes.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/grafana/xk6-disruptor/pkg/types/intstr"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth" // initialize auth plugins
 )
 
 // GetTargetPort returns the target port for the given service port