diff --git a/tools/kubernetes.go b/tools/kubernetes.go
index 6262cc9..9878984 100644
--- a/tools/kubernetes.go
+++ b/tools/kubernetes.go
@@ -600,14 +600,18 @@ func (k *KubernetesService) CreateSecret(context context.Context, minioId string
 }
 
 // CreatePVC creates a PersistentVolumeClaim in the given namespace.
+// Uses "local-path-immediate" StorageClass (volumeBindingMode: Immediate) to avoid
+// the WaitForFirstConsumer deadlock with Admiralty virtual nodes.
 func (k *KubernetesService) CreatePVC(ctx context.Context, name, namespace, storageSize string) error {
+	storageClassName := "local-path-immediate"
 	pvc := &v1.PersistentVolumeClaim{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:      name,
 			Namespace: namespace,
 		},
 		Spec: v1.PersistentVolumeClaimSpec{
-			AccessModes: []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode{v1.ReadWriteOnce},
+			AccessModes:      []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode{v1.ReadWriteOnce},
+			StorageClassName: &storageClassName,
 			Resources: v1.VolumeResourceRequirements{
 				Requests: v1.ResourceList{
 					v1.ResourceStorage: resource.MustParse(storageSize),