Set variable to check when it's empty

Author: ROunofF

hack/lib/common-env.sh

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ fi
 
 SKIP_CREDENTIALS=${SKIP_CREDENTIALS:-""}
 USE_CURRENT_USER=${USE_CURRENT_USER:-""}
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID:-""} # We check the access key
 
 if [ -z "$SKIP_CREDENTIALS" ]; then
   ACCOUNT_ID=$(aws sts get-caller-identity --query Account --output text)

lab/bin/reset-environment

@@ -109,7 +109,22 @@ fi
 
 kubectl delete pod load-generator --ignore-not-found
 
-kubectl delete namespace other --ignore-not-found
+# Delete namespace with timeout and handle metrics-server discovery failures
+kubectl delete namespace other --ignore-not-found --timeout=60s || {
+  logmessage "⚠️  ${RED}Warning:${NC} Namespace deletion timed out or failed, forcing cleanup..."
+  
+  # Remove finalizers to force deletion
+  kubectl get namespace other -o json 2>/dev/null | \
+    jq '.spec.finalizers = []' | \
+    kubectl replace --raw "/api/v1/namespaces/other/finalize" -f - 2>/dev/null || \
+    kubectl patch namespace other -p '{"metadata":{"finalizers":[]}}' --type=merge 2>/dev/null || true
+  
+  # Wait a bit and verify deletion
+  sleep 5
+  if kubectl get namespace other &>/dev/null; then
+    logmessage "⚠️  ${RED}Warning:${NC} Namespace 'other' still exists but continuing..."
+  fi
+}
 
 if [[ $module != introduction/basics* ]]; then    
     kubectl apply -k $base_path --prune --all \