diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b217d9233..89fa3e5b3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1020,6 +1020,13 @@ kubectl tunnel expose jenkins 8000:8000 8001:8001 &
 mvn test -Djenkins.host.address=jenkins.default -Dport=8000 -DslaveAgentPort=8001 -Dtest=KubernetesPipelineTest#runInPod
 ```
 
+Alternately, you can run everything like in CI:
+
+```bash
+export KIND_PRELOAD=true # optionally
+./kind.sh -Dtest=KubernetesPipelineTest#runInPod
+```
+
 You can also run interactively after setting up the tunnel:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/kind.sh b/kind.sh
index 129076566..88da71581 100755
--- a/kind.sh
+++ b/kind.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ function cleanup() {
 trap cleanup EXIT
 kubectl cluster-info
 
-./kind-preload.sh
+if ${KIND_PRELOAD:-false}
+then
+   ./kind-preload.sh
+fi
 
 ktunnel expose jenkins 8000:8000 8001:8001 &
 ktunnel_pid=$!