---
title: Failed to discover kube-state-metrics
source: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/kubernetes-pixie/kubernetes-integration/troubleshooting/common-error-messages/failed-discover-kube
---

## Problem

The Kubernetes integration requires `kube-state-metrics`. If this is missing, you'll see an error like the following in the `nrk8s-ksm` container logs:

```shell
  time="2022-06-21T09:12:20Z" level=error msg="retrieving scraper data: retrieving ksm data: discovering KSM endpoints: timeout discovering endpoints"
```

## Solution

Check the following:

-   `kube-state-metrics` has not been deployed into the cluster.
-   `kube-state-metrics` is deployed using a custom deployment.
-   There are multiple versions of `kube-state-metrics` running and the Kubernetes integration is not finding the correct one.

The Kubernetes integration automatically detects `kube-state-metrics` in your cluster, using by default the label `app.kubernetes.io/name=kube-state-metrics` across all namespaces.

> #### 💡 TIP
>
> You can change the discovery behavior in the `ksm.config` of the [Helm chart](https://github.com/newrelic/nri-kubernetes/blob/main/charts/newrelic-infrastructure/values.yaml) values.