diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/init.sls b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/init.sls
index 2bcbd45d630..9d0aa48155f 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/init.sls
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/init.sls
@@ -72,4 +72,5 @@ kubelet:
 {% if grains['os_family'] != 'RedHat' %}
       - file: /etc/init.d/kubelet
 {% endif %}
+      - file: {{ environment_file }}
       - file: /var/lib/kubelet/kubernetes_auth