diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2
index a9ecce448..2e71dad41 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ KUBELET_HOSTNAME="--hostname-override={{ ansible_hostname }}"
 {% endif %}
 {% if not standalone_kubelet|bool %}
 {% set kubelet_args %}--kubeconfig={{ kube_config_dir}}/node-kubeconfig.yaml --require-kubeconfig {{ kubelet_args_dns }}{% endset %}
+KUBELET_REGISTER_NODE="--register-node=true --register-schedulable=false"
 {% else %}
 {% set kubelet_args = kubelet_args_dns %}
 {% endif %}