diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/tasks/install_host.yml b/roles/kubernetes/node/tasks/install_host.yml
index 3ca923848..485610469 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/tasks/install_host.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/tasks/install_host.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 ---
 
 - name: install | Copy kubelet binary from download dir
-  command: rsync -piu "{{ local_release_dir }}/hyperkube" "{{ bin_dir }}/kubelet"
-  changed_when: false
+  synchronize:
+    src: "{{ local_release_dir }}/hyperkube"
+    dest: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubelet"
+    compress: no
+    owner: no
+    group: no
   tags:
     - hyperkube
     - upgrade
+  notify: restart kubelet
 
 - name: install | Set kubelet binary permissions
   file:
@@ -15,7 +20,6 @@
   tags:
     - hyperkube
     - upgrade
-  notify: restart kubelet
 
 - name: install | Copy socat wrapper for Container Linux
   command: "{{ docker_bin_dir }}/docker run --rm -v {{ bin_dir }}:/opt/bin {{ install_socat_image_repo }}:{{ install_socat_image_tag }}"
diff --git a/upgrade-cluster.yml b/upgrade-cluster.yml
index cbb59e93e..dd705439e 100644
--- a/upgrade-cluster.yml
+++ b/upgrade-cluster.yml
@@ -100,9 +100,8 @@
     - { role: kubespray-defaults}
     - { role: upgrade/pre-upgrade, tags: pre-upgrade }
     - { role: kubernetes/node, tags: node }
-    - { role: upgrade/post-upgrade, tags: post-upgrade }
     - { role: kubernetes/kubeadm, tags: kubeadm, when: "kubeadm_enabled" }
-    - { role: kubespray-defaults}
+    - { role: upgrade/post-upgrade, tags: post-upgrade }
   environment: "{{proxy_env}}"
 
 - hosts: kube-master[0]