diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.env.v1beta1.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.env.v1beta1.j2
index 9e3ed054c..0ac16d085 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.env.v1beta1.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.env.v1beta1.j2
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ KUBELET_HOSTNAME="--hostname-override={{ kube_override_hostname }}"
 --config={{ kube_config_dir }}/kubelet-config.yaml \
 --kubeconfig={{ kube_config_dir }}/kubelet.conf \
 {# end kubeadm specific settings #}
+{% if container_manager == 'docker' %}
 --pod-infra-container-image={{ pod_infra_image_repo }}:{{ pod_infra_image_tag }} \
-{% if container_manager != 'docker' %}
+{% else %}
 --container-runtime=remote \
---container-runtime-endpoint={{ cri_socket }} \
+--container-runtime-endpoint=unix://{{ cri_socket }} \
 {% endif %}
 {% if dynamic_kubelet_configuration %}
 --dynamic-config-dir={{ dynamic_kubelet_configuration_dir }} \