diff --git a/dind-up-cluster.sh b/dind-up-cluster.sh
index 3f5a62e..cf9247e 100755
--- a/dind-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/dind-up-cluster.sh
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ function dind::step {
   fi
 }
 
+dind::verify-prereqs
 if [ $(basename "$0") = dind-up-cluster.sh ]; then
     source "${DIND_ROOT}/config.sh"
     dind::kube-up
@@ -290,4 +291,4 @@ if [ $(basename "$0") = dind-up-cluster.sh ]; then
 elif [ $(basename "$0") = dind-down-cluster.sh ]; then
   source "${DIND_ROOT}/config.sh"
   dind::kube-down
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi