diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-eagles-do.md b/.changeset/eleven-eagles-do.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a05cace224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eleven-eagles-do.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend': patch
+---
+
+If serviceAccountToken not provided, use default config file from cluster
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesClientProvider.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesClientProvider.ts
index 031e40547c..bd06016f78 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesClientProvider.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesClientProvider.ts
@@ -45,12 +45,17 @@ export class KubernetesClientProvider {
     };
 
     const kc = new KubeConfig();
-    kc.loadFromOptions({
-      clusters: [cluster],
-      users: [user],
-      contexts: [context],
-      currentContext: context.name,
-    });
+    if (clusterDetails.serviceAccountToken) {
+      kc.loadFromOptions({
+        clusters: [cluster],
+        users: [user],
+        contexts: [context],
+        currentContext: context.name,
+      });
+    } else {
+      kc.loadFromDefault();
+    }
+
     return kc;
   }