diff --git a/apps/kubevirt-networking/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/kubevirtnetworking/impl/KubevirtSecurityGroupWatcher.java b/apps/kubevirt-networking/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/kubevirtnetworking/impl/KubevirtSecurityGroupWatcher.java
index 2fb53a9..5a25db3 100644
--- a/apps/kubevirt-networking/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/kubevirtnetworking/impl/KubevirtSecurityGroupWatcher.java
+++ b/apps/kubevirt-networking/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/kubevirtnetworking/impl/KubevirtSecurityGroupWatcher.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 import static org.onlab.util.Tools.groupedThreads;
 import static org.onosproject.kubevirtnetworking.api.Constants.KUBEVIRT_NETWORKING_APP_ID;
 import static org.onosproject.kubevirtnetworking.util.KubevirtNetworkingUtil.k8sClient;
+import static org.onosproject.kubevirtnetworking.util.KubevirtNetworkingUtil.waitFor;
 import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
 
 /**
@@ -328,6 +329,13 @@
             if (sgr != null) {
                 log.trace("Process Security Group Rule {} creating event from API server.", sgr.id());
 
+                KubevirtSecurityGroup sg = adminService.securityGroup(sgr.securityGroupId());
+                if (sg == null) {
+                    log.warn("Security Group {} is not found, we wait 5 seconds until " +
+                             "the group to be installed.", sgr.securityGroupId());
+                    waitFor(5);
+                }
+
                 if (adminService.securityGroupRule(sgr.id()) == null) {
                     adminService.createSecurityGroupRule(sgr);
                 }