diff --git a/tools/gke/kubernetes_api.py b/tools/gke/kubernetes_api.py
index 4b02786b67948e5fbe0930e96d393004b9cbd755..666c13062a5e0c81fffd3d2c80348e42ff5b0a71 100755
--- a/tools/gke/kubernetes_api.py
+++ b/tools/gke/kubernetes_api.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def create_pod(kube_host, kube_port, namespace, pod_name, image_name,
                                                          namespace)
   request_body = _make_pod_config(pod_name, image_name, container_port_list,
                                  cmd_list, arg_list)
-  return do_post(post_url, 'Create Pod', request_body)
+  return _do_post(post_url, 'Create Pod', request_body)
 
 
 def delete_service(kube_host, kube_port, namespace, service_name):