diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index 08c8a0d06d1..e0139cf98f4 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -114,9 +114,13 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
 echo "Starting etcd"
 kube::etcd::start
 
+# Admission Controllers to invoke prior to persisting objects in cluster
+ADMISSION_CONTROL=NamespaceLifecycle,NamespaceAutoProvision,LimitRanger,ResourceQuota
+
 APISERVER_LOG=/tmp/kube-apiserver.log
 sudo -E "${GO_OUT}/kube-apiserver" \
   --v=${LOG_LEVEL} \
+  --admission_control="${ADMISSION_CONTROL}" \
   --address="${API_HOST}" \
   --port="${API_PORT}" \
   --runtime_config=api/v1beta3 \