diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/571-k8s_info-fix-issue-with-api-server.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/571-k8s_info-fix-issue-with-api-server.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b8263037de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/571-k8s_info-fix-issue-with-api-server.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - k8s_info - fix issue when module returns successful true after the resource cache has been established during periods where communication to the api-server is not possible (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/issues/508).
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/k8s/service.py b/plugins/module_utils/k8s/service.py
index 54307da1ed9..6a32f9a8410 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/k8s/service.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/k8s/service.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 )
 
 from ansible.module_utils.common.dict_transformations import dict_merge
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
 
 try:
     from kubernetes.dynamic.exceptions import (
@@ -268,8 +267,13 @@ def find(
         except BadRequestError:
             return result
         except CoreException as e:
-            result["msg"] = to_native(e)
-            return result
+            raise e
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise CoreException(
+                "Exception '{0}' raised while trying to get resource using (name={1}, namespace={2}, label_selectors={3}, field_selectors={4})".format(
+                    e, name, namespace, label_selectors, field_selectors
+                )
+            )
 
         # There is either no result or there is a List resource with no items
         if (
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/k8s_info/defaults/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/k8s_info/defaults/main.yml
index 26b87c7f4ae..66ecab296a6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/k8s_info/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/k8s_info/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 ---
-test_namespace: "wait"
+test_namespace:
+  - wait
+  - python-api-caching
 k8s_wait_timeout: 400
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/k8s_info/tasks/api-server-caching.yml b/tests/integration/targets/k8s_info/tasks/api-server-caching.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43e835fd241
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/k8s_info/tasks/api-server-caching.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+---
+- name: create temporary directory for tests
+  tempfile:
+    state: directory
+    suffix: .test
+  register: _testdir
+
+- block:
+    - name: Create kubernetes secret
+      k8s:
+        namespace: '{{ api_namespace }}'
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: Secret
+          metadata:
+            name: '{{ test_secret }}'
+          type: Opaque
+          stringData:
+            foo: bar
+
+    - name: save default kubeconfig
+      copy:
+        src: ~/.kube/config
+        dest: '{{ _testdir.path }}/config'
+
+    - name: create bad kubeconfig
+      copy:
+        src: '{{ _testdir.path }}/config'
+        dest: '{{ _testdir.path }}/badconfig'
+
+    - name: Remove certificate-data from badconfig
+      ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+        path: '{{ _testdir.path }}/badconfig'
+        regexp: "(.*)certificate-authority-data(.*)"
+        state: absent
+
+    - name: Delete default config
+      file:
+        state: absent
+        path: ~/.kube/config
+
+    - name: Check for existing cluster namespace with good kubeconfig
+      k8s_info:
+        api_version: v1
+        kind: Secret
+        name: '{{ test_secret }}'
+        namespace: '{{ api_namespace }}'
+        kubeconfig: '{{ _testdir.path }}/config'
+      register: result_good_config
+
+    - name: Check for existing cluster namespace with bad kubeconfig
+      k8s_info:
+        api_version: v1
+        kind: Secret
+        name: '{{ test_secret }}'
+        namespace: '{{ api_namespace }}'
+        kubeconfig: '{{ _testdir.path }}/badconfig'
+      register: result_bad_config
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Ensure task has failed with proper message
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - result_good_config is successful
+          - result_good_config.resources | length == 1
+          - result_bad_config is failed
+          - '"certificate verify failed" in result_bad_config.msg'
+
+  vars:
+    api_namespace: "{{ test_namespace[1] }}"
+    test_secret: "my-secret"
+
+  always:
+
+    - name: restore default kubeconfig
+      copy:
+        dest: ~/.kube/config
+        src: '{{ _testdir.path }}/config'
+
+    - name: Delete namespace
+      k8s:
+        kind: namespace
+        name: "{{ api_namespace }}"
+        state: absent
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: delete temporary directory
+      file:
+        state: absent
+        path: '{{ _testdir.path }}'
+      ignore_errors: true
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/k8s_info/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/k8s_info/tasks/main.yml
index 7a8efeec058..f15274a58ad 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/k8s_info/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/k8s_info/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,238 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- block:
-    - set_fact:
-        wait_namespace: "{{ test_namespace }}"
-        multi_pod_one: multi-pod-1
-        multi_pod_two: multi-pod-2
-
-    - name: Add a simple pod with initContainer
-      k8s:
-        definition:
-          apiVersion: v1
-          kind: Pod
-          metadata:
-            name: "{{ k8s_pod_name }}"
-            namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
-          spec:
-            initContainers:
-              - name: init-01
-                image: python:3.7-alpine
-                command: ['sh', '-c', 'sleep 20']
-            containers:
-              - name: utilitypod-01
-                image: python:3.7-alpine
-                command: ['sh', '-c', 'sleep 360']
-
-    - name: Wait and gather information about new pod
-      k8s_info:
-        name: "{{ k8s_pod_name }}"
-        kind: Pod
-        namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
-        wait: yes
-        wait_sleep: 5
-        wait_timeout: "{{ k8s_wait_timeout | default(omit) }}"
-      register: wait_info
-
-    - name: Assert that pod creation succeeded
-      assert:
-        that:
-          - wait_info is successful
-          - not wait_info.changed
-          - wait_info.resources[0].status.phase == "Running"
-
-    - name: Remove Pod
-      k8s:
-        api_version: v1
-        kind: Pod
-        name: "{{ k8s_pod_name }}"
-        namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
-        state: absent
-        wait: yes
-        wait_timeout: "{{ k8s_wait_timeout | default(omit) }}"
-      ignore_errors: yes
-      register: short_wait_remove_pod
-
-    - name: Check if pod is removed
-      assert:
-        that:
-          - short_wait_remove_pod is successful
-          - short_wait_remove_pod.changed
-
-    - name: Create multiple pod with initContainer
-      k8s:
-        definition:
-          apiVersion: v1
-          kind: Pod
-          metadata:
-            labels:
-              run: multi-box
-            name: "{{ multi_pod_one }}"
-            namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
-          spec:
-            initContainers:
-              - name: init-01
-                image: python:3.7-alpine
-                command: ['sh', '-c', 'sleep 25']
-            containers:
-              - name: multi-pod-01
-                image: python:3.7-alpine
-                command: ['sh', '-c', 'sleep 360']
-
-    - name: Create another pod with same label as previous pod
-      k8s:
-        definition:
-          apiVersion: v1
-          kind: Pod
-          metadata:
-            labels:
-              run: multi-box
-            name: "{{ multi_pod_two }}"
-            namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
-          spec:
-            initContainers:
-              - name: init-02
-                image: python:3.7-alpine
-                command: ['sh', '-c', 'sleep 25']
-            containers:
-              - name: multi-pod-02
-                image: python:3.7-alpine
-                command: ['sh', '-c', 'sleep 360']
-
-    - name: Wait and gather information about new pods
-      k8s_info:
-        kind: Pod
-        namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
-        wait: yes
-        wait_sleep: 5
-        wait_timeout: "{{ k8s_wait_timeout | default(omit) }}"
-        label_selectors:
-          - run == multi-box
-      register: wait_info
-
-    - name: Assert that pod creation succeeded
-      assert:
-        that:
-          - wait_info is successful
-          - not wait_info.changed
-          - wait_info.resources[0].status.phase == "Running"
-          - wait_info.resources[1].status.phase == "Running"
-
-    - name: "Remove Pod {{ multi_pod_one }}"
-      k8s:
-        api_version: v1
-        kind: Pod
-        name: "{{ multi_pod_one }}"
-        namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
-        state: absent
-        wait: yes
-        wait_timeout: "{{ k8s_wait_timeout | default(omit) }}"
-      ignore_errors: yes
-      register: multi_pod_one_remove
-
-    - name: "Check if {{ multi_pod_one }} pod is removed"
-      assert:
-        that:
-          - multi_pod_one_remove is successful
-          - multi_pod_one_remove.changed
-
-    - name: "Remove Pod {{ multi_pod_two }}"
-      k8s:
-        api_version: v1
-        kind: Pod
-        name: "{{ multi_pod_two }}"
-        namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
-        state: absent
-        wait: yes
-        wait_timeout: "{{ k8s_wait_timeout | default(omit) }}"
-      ignore_errors: yes
-      register: multi_pod_two_remove
-
-    - name: "Check if {{ multi_pod_two }} pod is removed"
-      assert:
-        that:
-          - multi_pod_two_remove is successful
-          - multi_pod_two_remove.changed
-
-    - name: "Look for existing API"
-      k8s_info:
-        api_version: apps/v1
-        kind: Deployment
-      register: existing_api
-
-    - name: Check if we informed the user the api does exist
-      assert:
-        that:
-          - existing_api.api_found
-
-    - name: "Look for non-existent API"
-      k8s_info:
-        api_version: pleasedonotcreatethisresource.example.com/v7
-        kind: DoesNotExist
-      register: dne_api
-
-    - name: Check if we informed the user the api does not exist
-      assert:
-        that:
-          - not dne_api.resources
-          - not dne_api.api_found
-
-    - name: Start timer
-      set_fact:
-        start: "{{ lookup('pipe', 'date +%s') }}"
-
-    - name: Wait for non-existent pod to be created
-      k8s_info:
-        kind: Pod
-        name: does-not-exist
-        namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
-        wait: yes
-        wait_timeout: "{{ k8s_wait_timeout | default(omit) }}"
-      register: result
-
-    - name: Check that module waited
-      assert:
-        that:
-          - "{{ lookup('pipe', 'date +%s') }} - {{ start }} > 30"
-
-    - name: Create simple pod
-      k8s:
-        definition:
-          apiVersion: v1
-          kind: Pod
-          metadata:
-            name: wait-pod-1
-            namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
-          spec:
-            containers:
-              - image: busybox
-                name: busybox
-                command:
-                  - /bin/sh
-                  - -c
-                  - while true; do sleep 5; done
-
-    - name: Wait for multiple non-existent pods to be created
-      k8s_info:
-        kind: Pod
-        namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
-        label_selectors:
-          - thislabel=doesnotexist
-        wait: yes
-        wait_timeout: "{{ k8s_wait_timeout | default(omit) }}"
-      register: result
-
-    - name: Assert no pods were found
-      assert:
-        that:
-          - not result.resources
-
-  vars:
-    k8s_pod_name: pod-info-1
-
-  always:
-    - name: Remove namespace
-      k8s:
-        kind: Namespace
-        name: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
-        state: absent
-      ignore_errors: true
+- include_tasks: "tasks/{{ item }}.yml"
+  with_items:
+    - wait
+    - api-server-caching
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/k8s_info/tasks/wait.yml b/tests/integration/targets/k8s_info/tasks/wait.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2608f82089d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/k8s_info/tasks/wait.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+---
+- block:
+    - set_fact:
+        wait_namespace: "{{ test_namespace[0] }}"
+        multi_pod_one: multi-pod-1
+        multi_pod_two: multi-pod-2
+
+    - name: Add a simple pod with initContainer
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: Pod
+          metadata:
+            name: "{{ k8s_pod_name }}"
+            namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
+          spec:
+            initContainers:
+              - name: init-01
+                image: python:3.7-alpine
+                command: ['sh', '-c', 'sleep 20']
+            containers:
+              - name: utilitypod-01
+                image: python:3.7-alpine
+                command: ['sh', '-c', 'sleep 360']
+
+    - name: Wait and gather information about new pod
+      k8s_info:
+        name: "{{ k8s_pod_name }}"
+        kind: Pod
+        namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
+        wait: yes
+        wait_sleep: 5
+        wait_timeout: "{{ k8s_wait_timeout | default(omit) }}"
+      register: wait_info
+
+    - name: Assert that pod creation succeeded
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - wait_info is successful
+          - not wait_info.changed
+          - wait_info.resources[0].status.phase == "Running"
+
+    - name: Remove Pod
+      k8s:
+        api_version: v1
+        kind: Pod
+        name: "{{ k8s_pod_name }}"
+        namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
+        state: absent
+        wait: yes
+        wait_timeout: "{{ k8s_wait_timeout | default(omit) }}"
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      register: short_wait_remove_pod
+
+    - name: Check if pod is removed
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - short_wait_remove_pod is successful
+          - short_wait_remove_pod.changed
+
+    - name: Create multiple pod with initContainer
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: Pod
+          metadata:
+            labels:
+              run: multi-box
+            name: "{{ multi_pod_one }}"
+            namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
+          spec:
+            initContainers:
+              - name: init-01
+                image: python:3.7-alpine
+                command: ['sh', '-c', 'sleep 25']
+            containers:
+              - name: multi-pod-01
+                image: python:3.7-alpine
+                command: ['sh', '-c', 'sleep 360']
+
+    - name: Create another pod with same label as previous pod
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: Pod
+          metadata:
+            labels:
+              run: multi-box
+            name: "{{ multi_pod_two }}"
+            namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
+          spec:
+            initContainers:
+              - name: init-02
+                image: python:3.7-alpine
+                command: ['sh', '-c', 'sleep 25']
+            containers:
+              - name: multi-pod-02
+                image: python:3.7-alpine
+                command: ['sh', '-c', 'sleep 360']
+
+    - name: Wait and gather information about new pods
+      k8s_info:
+        kind: Pod
+        namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
+        wait: yes
+        wait_sleep: 5
+        wait_timeout: "{{ k8s_wait_timeout | default(omit) }}"
+        label_selectors:
+          - run == multi-box
+      register: wait_info
+
+    - name: Assert that pod creation succeeded
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - wait_info is successful
+          - not wait_info.changed
+          - wait_info.resources[0].status.phase == "Running"
+          - wait_info.resources[1].status.phase == "Running"
+
+    - name: "Remove Pod {{ multi_pod_one }}"
+      k8s:
+        api_version: v1
+        kind: Pod
+        name: "{{ multi_pod_one }}"
+        namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
+        state: absent
+        wait: yes
+        wait_timeout: "{{ k8s_wait_timeout | default(omit) }}"
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      register: multi_pod_one_remove
+
+    - name: "Check if {{ multi_pod_one }} pod is removed"
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - multi_pod_one_remove is successful
+          - multi_pod_one_remove.changed
+
+    - name: "Remove Pod {{ multi_pod_two }}"
+      k8s:
+        api_version: v1
+        kind: Pod
+        name: "{{ multi_pod_two }}"
+        namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
+        state: absent
+        wait: yes
+        wait_timeout: "{{ k8s_wait_timeout | default(omit) }}"
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      register: multi_pod_two_remove
+
+    - name: "Check if {{ multi_pod_two }} pod is removed"
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - multi_pod_two_remove is successful
+          - multi_pod_two_remove.changed
+
+    - name: "Look for existing API"
+      k8s_info:
+        api_version: apps/v1
+        kind: Deployment
+      register: existing_api
+
+    - name: Check if we informed the user the api does exist
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - existing_api.api_found
+
+    - name: "Look for non-existent API"
+      k8s_info:
+        api_version: pleasedonotcreatethisresource.example.com/v7
+        kind: DoesNotExist
+      register: dne_api
+
+    - name: Check if we informed the user the api does not exist
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - not dne_api.resources
+          - not dne_api.api_found
+
+    - name: Start timer
+      set_fact:
+        start: "{{ lookup('pipe', 'date +%s') }}"
+
+    - name: Wait for non-existent pod to be created
+      k8s_info:
+        kind: Pod
+        name: does-not-exist
+        namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
+        wait: yes
+        wait_timeout: "{{ k8s_wait_timeout | default(omit) }}"
+      register: result
+
+    - name: Check that module waited
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - "{{ lookup('pipe', 'date +%s') }} - {{ start }} > 30"
+
+    - name: Create simple pod
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: Pod
+          metadata:
+            name: wait-pod-1
+            namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
+          spec:
+            containers:
+              - image: busybox
+                name: busybox
+                command:
+                  - /bin/sh
+                  - -c
+                  - while true; do sleep 5; done
+
+    - name: Wait for multiple non-existent pods to be created
+      k8s_info:
+        kind: Pod
+        namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
+        label_selectors:
+          - thislabel=doesnotexist
+        wait: yes
+        wait_timeout: "{{ k8s_wait_timeout | default(omit) }}"
+      register: result
+
+    - name: Assert no pods were found
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - not result.resources
+
+  vars:
+    k8s_pod_name: pod-info-1
+
+  always:
+    - name: Remove namespace
+      k8s:
+        kind: Namespace
+        name: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
+        state: absent
+      ignore_errors: true