diff --git a/site/static/examples/kind-with-registry.sh b/site/static/examples/kind-with-registry.sh
index b6a8e71a7b..280922b0d1 100755
--- a/site/static/examples/kind-with-registry.sh
+++ b/site/static/examples/kind-with-registry.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ EOF
 
 # connect the registry to the cluster network
 # (the network may already be connected)
-docker network connect "kind" "${reg_name}" || true
+networks=$(docker inspect --format='{{.NetworkSettings.Networks}}' "$reg_name")
+kindnetwork=$(echo "${networks}" | grep 'kind:')
+if [ "${networks}" != "${kindnetwork}" ]; then
+    docker network connect "kind" "${reg_name}" || true
+fi
 
 # Document the local registry
 # https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/tree/master/keps/sig-cluster-lifecycle/generic/1755-communicating-a-local-registry