diff --git a/lib/functions/detectFiles.sh b/lib/functions/detectFiles.sh
index b8e77d2f..a771d931 100755
--- a/lib/functions/detectFiles.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/detectFiles.sh
@@ -181,8 +181,10 @@ DetectKubernetesFile() {
   ################
   FILE="${1}" # File that we need to validate
   debug "Checking if ${FILE} is a Kubernetes descriptor..."
-
-  if grep -v 'kustomize.config.k8s.io' "${FILE}" | grep -v tekton | grep -q -E '(apiVersion):'; then
+  if grep -q -v 'kustomize.config.k8s.io' "${FILE}" &&
+    grep -q -v "tekton" "${FILE}" &&
+    grep -q -E '(apiVersion):' "${FILE}" &&
+    grep -q -E '(kind):' "${FILE}"; then
     debug "${FILE} is a Kubernetes descriptor"
     return 0
   fi