diff --git a/plugins/kubectl/kubectl.plugin.zsh b/plugins/kubectl/kubectl.plugin.zsh
index ec1321d8..c4e30dac 100644
--- a/plugins/kubectl/kubectl.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/kubectl/kubectl.plugin.zsh
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-# Autocompletion for kubectl, the command line interface for Kubernetes
-#
-# Author: https://github.com/pstadler
+if (( $+commands[kubectl] )); then
+    __KUBECTL_COMPLETION_FILE="${ZSH_CACHE_DIR}/kubectl_completion"
 
-if [ $commands[kubectl] ]; then
-  source <(kubectl completion zsh)
+    if [[ ! -f $__KUBECTL_COMPLETION_FILE ]]; then
+        kubectl completion zsh >! $__KUBECTL_COMPLETION_FILE
+    fi
+
+    [[ -f $__KUBECTL_COMPLETION_FILE ]] && source $__KUBECTL_COMPLETION_FILE
+
+    unset __KUBECTL_COMPLETION_FILE
 fi
 
 # This command is used ALOT both below and in daily life