diff --git a/patroni/dcs/kubernetes.py b/patroni/dcs/kubernetes.py
index 3f1c1e51..5cf0367a 100644
--- a/patroni/dcs/kubernetes.py
+++ b/patroni/dcs/kubernetes.py
@@ -950,7 +950,8 @@ class Kubernetes(AbstractDCS):
             if not self._api.create_namespaced_service(self._namespace, body):
                 return
         except Exception as e:
-            if not isinstance(e, k8s_client.rest.ApiException) or e.status != 409:  # Service already exists
+            if not isinstance(e, k8s_client.rest.ApiException) or e.status != 409 or e.status != 403:
+                # Service already exists
                 return logger.exception('create_config_service failed')
         self._should_create_config_service = False