diff --git a/outputs.tf b/outputs.tf
index 8ec702f..ae91414 100644
--- a/outputs.tf
+++ b/outputs.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 output "cluster_id" {
   description = "The name/id of the EKS cluster."
   value       = element(concat(aws_eks_cluster.this.*.id, list("")), 0)
+  # So that calling plans wait for the cluster to be available before attempting
+  # to use it. They will not need to duplicate this null_resource
+  depends_on = [null_resource.wait_for_cluster]
 }
 
 output "cluster_arn" {