diff --git a/test-network-k8s/README.md b/test-network-k8s/README.md
index 577c0394..85f46adf 100644
--- a/test-network-k8s/README.md
+++ b/test-network-k8s/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ _Fabric, Ahoy!_
 - [Docker](https://www.docker.com)
 - [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/)
 - [kind](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user/quick-start/#installation)
-
+- [jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/)
 
 ## Quickstart
 
diff --git a/test-network-k8s/scripts/prereqs.sh b/test-network-k8s/scripts/prereqs.sh
index 2289ebe3..0c6ae815 100755
--- a/test-network-k8s/scripts/prereqs.sh
+++ b/test-network-k8s/scripts/prereqs.sh
@@ -25,4 +25,10 @@ function check_prereqs() {
     echo "No 'kubectl' binary available? (https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/)"
     exit 1
   fi
+
+  jq --version > /dev/null
+  if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "No 'jq' binary available? (https://stedolan.github.io/jq/)"
+    exit 1
+  fi
 }
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