diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index 0d12a0e1c98..b97d6058b51 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ ENABLE_DAEMON=${ENABLE_DAEMON:-false}
 HOSTNAME_OVERRIDE=${HOSTNAME_OVERRIDE:-"127.0.0.1"}
 EXTERNAL_CLOUD_PROVIDER=${EXTERNAL_CLOUD_PROVIDER:-false}
 EXTERNAL_CLOUD_PROVIDER_BINARY=${EXTERNAL_CLOUD_PROVIDER_BINARY:-""}
+EXTERNAL_CLOUD_VOLUME_PLUGIN=${EXTERNAL_CLOUD_VOLUME_PLUGIN:-""}
 CLOUD_PROVIDER=${CLOUD_PROVIDER:-""}
 CLOUD_CONFIG=${CLOUD_CONFIG:-""}
-EXTERNAL_CLOUD_VOLUME_PLUGIN=${EXTERNAL_CLOUD_VOLUME_PLUGIN:-"${CLOUD_PROVIDER}"}
 FEATURE_GATES=${FEATURE_GATES:-"AllAlpha=false"}
 STORAGE_BACKEND=${STORAGE_BACKEND:-"etcd3"}
 STORAGE_MEDIA_TYPE=${STORAGE_MEDIA_TYPE:-""}