diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest.j2
index c1685410d..1d9d843fb 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest.j2
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ spec:
     - --insecure-bind-address={{ kube_apiserver_insecure_bind_address }}
     - --bind-address={{ kube_apiserver_bind_address }}
     - --apiserver-count={{ kube_apiserver_count }}
+    - --endpoint-reconciler-type=lease
     - --admission-control={{ kube_apiserver_admission_control | join(',') }}
     - --service-cluster-ip-range={{ kube_service_addresses }}
     - --service-node-port-range={{ kube_apiserver_node_port_range }}