diff --git a/docs/dev/README.md b/docs/dev/README.md
index 7316c5651..25a793c30 100644
--- a/docs/dev/README.md
+++ b/docs/dev/README.md
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ e.g. to connect your local dev frontend to the Dashboard deployed on the robocat
 
 The Dashboard repository contains a script that will provision a [`kind` cluster](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/) named 'tekton-dashboard' with the latest releases of Tekton Pipelines and Tekton Triggers installed, as well as a version of the Tekton Dashboard which can be customised by providing additional parameters matching those expected by the installer script described earlier.
 
-For example, the following will create a cluster with a local build of the Tekton Dashboard with log streaming enabled, exposed via ingress at `tekton-dashboard.127.0.0.1.nip.io`:
+For example, the following will create a cluster with a local build of the Tekton Dashboard with log streaming enabled:
 
 `./scripts/prepare-kind-cluster create`
 
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ To delete the cluster:
 
 `./script/prepare-kind-cluster delete`
 
+To create a cluster with the Tekton Dashboard exposed via ingress at `tekton-dashboard.127.0.0.1.nip.io`:
+
+`./scripts/prepare-kind-cluster create-with-ingress`
+
+This ensures the cluster is created with the required node labels and port mappings (ports 80 and 443).
+
 ## Run backend tests
 
 ### Backend unit tests
diff --git a/scripts/prepare-kind-cluster b/scripts/prepare-kind-cluster
index 61021e0ac..4cfb025fe 100755
--- a/scripts/prepare-kind-cluster
+++ b/scripts/prepare-kind-cluster
@@ -14,10 +14,14 @@
 set -e
 
 CLUSTERNAME=tekton-dashboard
-DEFAULT_OPTIONS="--log-format console --ingress-url tekton-dashboard.127.0.0.1.nip.io"
+DEFAULT_OPTIONS="--log-format console"
+ENABLE_INGRESS="false"
 
 create_cluster() {
-kind create cluster --name $CLUSTERNAME --config - <<EOF
+if [ "$ENABLE_INGRESS" == "false" ]; then
+  kind create cluster --name $CLUSTERNAME
+else
+  kind create cluster --name $CLUSTERNAME --config - <<EOF
 kind: Cluster
 apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
 nodes:
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ nodes:
     hostPort: 443
     protocol: TCP
 EOF
+fi
 }
 
 # Display a box banner.
@@ -86,11 +91,19 @@ case $1 in
   'create'|c)
     shift
     create_cluster
-    install_ingress_nginx
     install_pipelines
     install_triggers
     install_dashboard $@
     ;;
+  'create-with-ingress'|i)
+    shift
+    ENABLE_INGRESS="true"
+    create_cluster
+    install_ingress_nginx
+    install_pipelines
+    install_triggers
+    install_dashboard --ingress-url tekton-dashboard.127.0.0.1.nip.io $@
+    ;;
   'update'|u)
     shift
     install_dashboard $@